US President Donald Trump has indicated that he does not believe there will be a need to extend the current ceasefire with Iran, suggesting that significant developments could unfold within days.
According
to an ABC News report, Trump expressed optimism about the trajectory of the conflict, hinting at progress toward a resolution.
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“I think you’re going to be watching an amazing two days ahead. I really do,” Trump said during the interview.
Karl said Trump does not think extending the ceasefire will be necessary, adding that the US President suggested the conflict could end either through diplomacy or military means aimed at neutralising Iran’s capabilities.
“It could end either way, but I think a deal is preferable because then they can rebuild. They really do have a different regime now. No matter what, we took out the radicals. They’re gone, no longer with us,” Trump was quoted as saying.
Karl described the remarks as an “extraordinary claim” about Trump’s global role, citing the US President as saying, “If I weren’t President, the world would be torn to pieces.”
The comments signal confidence from the US leadership that a resolution to the conflict may be near, amid ongoing diplomatic engagement between Washington and Tehran following the ceasefire.
NEGOTIATORS MAY RETURN TO PAKISTAN FOR FRESH ROUND OF TALKS
Negotiating teams from the United States and Iran could return to Pakistan later this week to resume discussions aimed at ending the conflict in the Gulf, Pakistani and Iranian officials told Reuters.
While US officials have not immediately confirmed the potential resumption of talks, sources familiar with the process indicated that a proposal had been shared with both Washington and Tehran for delegations to reconvene in Islamabad, the report claimed.
An official at the Iranian embassy in Islamabad said, “The coming rounds of talks can come sometime later this week or earlier next week. But nothing is finalised as of now.”
Earlier, a senior Iranian source told Reuters that no firm date had been set, although both sides were keeping Friday through Sunday open as a possible window for discussions.
A senior Pakistani official said Islamabad had reached out to Iran regarding the possibility of a second round of talks and had received a positive response.
“We got a positive response that they will be open to a second round of talks,” the official said.
Two Pakistani sources added that authorities were in communication with both sides regarding the timing of the next round, with the meeting likely to take place over the coming weekend, according to the report.
FIRST HIGH-LEVEL CONTACT IN MORE THAN A DECADE
Last weekend’s meeting in Pakistan’s capital took place four days after the announcement of a ceasefire, but ended without a breakthrough.
The talks marked the first direct encounter between senior US and Iranian officials in more than a decade and represented the most senior engagement since Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution.
US Vice President JD Vance and Iranian Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf led their respective delegations during the last round of negotiations.
Key issues under discussion include the Strait of Hormuz, a critical transit route for global energy supplies that Iran has effectively blocked, as well as Tehran’s nuclear programme and international sanctions imposed on the country.
Following the earlier talks, Vance told reporters, “We leave here with a very simple proposal, a method of understanding that is our final and best offer.”
“We’ll see if the Iranians accept it,” he said.
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