{"id":6326,"date":"2026-04-19T22:56:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T17:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=6326"},"modified":"2026-04-19T22:56:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T17:11:36","slug":"negotiations-in-pakistan-represent-tehrans-last-chance-us-president-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=6326","title":{"rendered":"Negotiations in Pakistan represent Tehran\u2019s last chance : US President Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">By Raju Lama <\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Washington\/Islamabad. U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning ahead of renewed peace talks with Iran, declaring that the upcoming negotiations in Pakistan represent Tehran\u2019s \u201clast chance\u201d to avoid massive military escalation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Speaking in a media interview, Trump said that if Iran refuses to sign a peace agreement, \u201cthe whole country is getting blown up,\u201d signaling one of his most aggressive statements since the conflict began. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><b>Talks in Pakistan<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">A high-level U.S. delegation is expected to travel to Pakistan for fresh negotiations aimed at ending the ongoing conflict. The talks come as a fragile ceasefire nears expiration and tensions continue to rise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Pakistan is playing a key mediating role, hosting discussions in Islamabad as both sides attempt to bridge deep differences over Iran\u2019s nuclear program and regional security issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><b>Escalating Threats<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Trump reiterated that failure to reach a deal could trigger direct attacks on Iranian infrastructure, including power plants and bridges, further raising fears of a wider war. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The U.S. has already imposed a naval blockade, while Iran has responded by restricting access to the critical Strait of Hormuz, a vital global oil route.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><b>Rising Global Concerns<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">&#8211; Oil markets remain volatile due to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">&#8211; Military tensions continue across the Middle East<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">&#8211; Diplomatic uncertainty persists as Iran has not fully confirmed participation<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Analysts warn that the upcoming talks could determine whether the crisis moves toward peace\u2014or a major escalation.<\/span><!--\/data\/user\/0\/com.samsung.android.app.notes\/files\/clipdata\/clipdata_bodytext_260419_130907_798.sdocx--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Raju Lama Washington\/Islamabad. U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning ahead of renewed peace talks with Iran, declaring that the upcoming negotiations in Pakistan represent Tehran\u2019s \u201clast chance\u201d to avoid massive military escalation. Speaking in a media interview, Trump said that if Iran refuses to sign a peace agreement, \u201cthe whole country [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6327,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-highlights"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot_20260419_130825_Instagram.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6326"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6326\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6328,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6326\/revisions\/6328"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}