Iranian media: Reports of an "Iran-US Second Talk" are untrue; prospects for negotiations are unclear.

According to the exclusive report by the Islamic Republic News Agency of Iran on the 19th, the prospects for negotiations between Iran and the United States are unclear, and the news of the second round of Iran-US talks in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, are not true. The agency also posted a brief message on social media stating that Iran has refused to participate in the second round of talks with the United States. The report mentioned that the US has made excessive and unrealistic demands, with changing and contradictory positions, and continues to implement naval blockades seen as violating the ceasefire agreement against Iran, issuing threatening statements, and hindering progress in negotiations. The report points out that the US release of news related to the second round of talks is pure media manipulation aimed at pressuring Iran. Earlier in the day, Iran's Tasnim News Agency reported that Iran has emphasized that negotiations will not proceed as long as the US continues naval blockades. US media on the 19th cited White House officials as reporting that Vice President Pence will lead a delegation to attend the new round of talks between the US and Iran in Islamabad.