Iran-US Ceasefire Talks Stall; Tehran Warns Fighting Could Resume 'Any Moment'
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- Category: Middle East
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-19 02:55 UTC
- Sources: Middle East Eye, Times of Israel
Iran's Supreme National Security Council said negotiations with Washington ended without concrete results after the US introduced new conditions, and Iran's parliament speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned that fighting could restart 'any moment' as Tehran does not trust the US. The Times of Israel reports Ghalibaf simultaneously described 'progress' in talks while acknowledging a 'big distance' remains between the parties. A Wall Street Journal report added that aides deliberately kept Trump out of the war-room during minute-by-minute operational updates, briefing him only at key moments out of concern his impatience 'wouldn't help.' Pakistan's army commander also visited Tehran in an apparent mediation effort, though Iran said no breakthrough resulted.