Report: Iran rejects holding second round of talks with US

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's leadership opposes holding a second round of talks with the U.S., state media reported on Sunday evening, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that his negotiators would be in Pakistan on Monday for fresh negotiations on ending the war.

After a first round of talks failed in Pakistan last week, Tehran rejects holding a second meeting because excessive U.S. demands, Washington's constant change of course and the continued naval blockade of Iranian ports offered "no promising prospect for serious negotiations," state news agency IRNA reported.

The agency described reports that a second round of talks would be held in Pakistan next week as an U.S.-engineered media campaign aimed at exerting even more pressure on Tehran through recriminations.

Trump announced earlier on Sunday that U.S. representatives would be in Islamabad on Monday evening for further talks, but there has been no official confirmation from Tehran on whether Iranian negotiators will be there too.

White House sources told dpa that the U.S. delegation will include Vice President JD Vance, who led last weekend's negotiations in Islamabad that ended without tangible results, as well as special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.

Iranian news agency Tasnim, which is close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, previously also reported that there will be no further negotiations as long as the U.S. navy continues to block the Strait of Hormuz, citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter.

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This story was originally published April 19, 2026 at 3:11 PM.