Iran’s foreign minister said the United States’ “maximalism, shifting goalposts, and blockade” derailed what was just inches away from becoming the “Islamabad MoU."

Velayati says the key to the Strait of Hormuz remains in Iran’s “capable hands.”

Mohseni-Ejei praises the continuous and intensive efforts of the Iranian delegation in Islamabad to secure an agreement with the United States.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf says Washington failed to win Tehran’s trust during negotiations in Pakistan seeking a conclusive end to the US-Israeli aggression against the Islamic Republic.

The American and Iranian officials seeking a conclusive end to the illegal US-Israeli aggression against Iran have failed to reach a consensus after 21 hours of negotiations in Pakistan.

Iran and the US end the third round of Pakistan-mediated ceasefire negotiations in Islamabad pending fresh resumption of the talks on Sunday.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has called for public condemnation of the assassination threats against Iranian negotiators in US media outlets.