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Security personnel stand guard at a security checkpost ahead of anticipated US-Iran peace talks in Islamabad on April 20, 2026.[AFP]
Iran's foreign ministry said on Monday that the United States was not serious about pursuing diplomacy, citing what it called "violations" of their two-week ceasefire.
"While claiming diplomacy and readiness for negotiations, the US is carrying out behaviours that do not in any way indicate seriousness in pursuing a diplomatic process," said ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei in a weekly press briefing.
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