The prospect of Iran agreeing to more in-person peace talks with the U.S. is being hindered by President Donald Trump¡¯s threats and brash social media posts, according to several officials with knowledge of the diplomatic efforts to end their war.
Trump¡¯s Truth Social posts ¡ª as well as his decision to continue with a naval blockade of Iranian ports ¡ª have been detrimental to ongoing negotiations through mediators such as Pakistan, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
Iranian negotiators have also said those posts, in which Trump¡¯s said he may ¡°blow up the rest of their country¡± and send it ¡°back to the Stone Ages,¡± are aimed at humiliating Tehran¡¯s leaders and making them less inclined to strike a deal, according to an Iranian official and an Arab diplomat. All the people asked not to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter.
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