Trump's Hormuz siege backfires massively: US ally faces Iran's wrath as talks in Pakistan collapse

Pezeshkian said on April 25 that Iran would not enter “imposed negotiations” while facing what he described as hostile U.S. actions, including a naval blockade. In his phone call with Shehbaz Sharif, he said the contradiction between Washington’s pressure tactics and its stated desire for a political settlement had deepened mistrust among both the Iranian public and Iranian officials. At the same time, Iran is signaling it still wants a mediated pathway forward. After a day-long visit to Islamabad, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he had shared Iran’s position on a “workable framework” to permanently end the war and praised Pakistan’s efforts to restore peace, while saying it remained unclear whether the U.S. was truly serious about diplomacy.