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No plan' to attend Islamabad talks until Lebanon strikes end: Iran state media

No plan' to attend Islamabad talks until Lebanon strikes end: Iran state media

No plan' to attend Islamabad talks until Lebanon strikes end: Iran state media Photograph: (Credit: X)

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Iranian state media outlets have categorically denied reports that a high-level delegation has landed in Islamabad for peace talks. 

After a ceasefire was declared between the US and Iran, Israel continued to bombard Lebanon on April 8. And now, Pakistan, as the mediator, has set the platform for talks in Islamabad on Saturday (Apr 11). Ahead of the talks, Iranian news agency Fars reported, citing sources, that the delegation from Tehran has no plans to attend. This comes as international media reports claim Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Parliament Speaker Bager Ghalibaf have travelled to Pakistan for negotiations with the United States.

As the attacks against Lebanon continue after Foreign Minister Araghchi, Iranian President Pezeshkian, has threatened to withdraw from the ceasefire agreement. In his statement, the president stated, “The repeated aggression by the Zionist entity against Lebanon is a blatant violation of the initial ceasefire agreement and a dangerous indicator of deceit and lack of commitment to potential accords.”

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“The continuation of these aggressions will render negotiations meaningless; our hands will remain on the trigger, and Iran will never abandon its Lebanese brothers and sisters,” he added.

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A day after brokering peace between the US and Iran, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned Israeli attacks in Lebanon on Thursday (Apr 9). He raises concerns about the situation a day ahead of a high-stakes meeting in Islamabad. In his statement, the prime minister said that "Pakistan was engaged in sincere efforts for regional peace, and it was in this spirit that the peace talks between Iran and the US were being convened."

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