U.S. Vice President: If the Strait of Hormuz is not opened, the U.S. will not abide by ceasefire terms with Iran; the U.S. will demand Iran hand over nuclear materials during negotiations

¬ White House: U.S. negotiation team to travel to Islamabad for talks with Iran

¬ Iranian Parliament Speaker: The U.S. has violated three key provisions proposed by Iran

U.S. Vice President Vance told reporters that the United States would not comply with ceasefire agreements with Iran if ships cannot freely navigate through the Strait of Hormuz.

Vance stated: "The agreement is a ceasefire, it's about negotiation—we put forward our proposal; Iran’s position is opening the strait. If we don’t see the strait open, and if Iran fails to meet its commitments, then the president will not adhere to our conditions either."

Vice President Vance said the U.S. will demand Iran surrender its nuclear materials during negotiations.

Vance told journalists: “President Trump has said: ‘We do not want Iran an opportunity to develop nuclear weapons, nor do we want Iran to pursue uranium enrichment in the direction of nuclear weapons. We want Iran to hand over its nuclear fuel to us. This will be our demand in negotiations.’”

Earlier, the White House announced that a delegation led by Vance—including Ivanka Trump’s husband Kushner and U.S. Special Envoy Witkoff—would head to Pakistan. The first round of negotiations is expected to take place on August 11 in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan.

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White House Press Secretary Levitt told media that the U.S. negotiation team will travel to Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, to participate in the Iran-related talks set to begin on April 11.

Levitt said: "We hereby announce that the President will send a negotiating team led by U.S. Vice President Vance, Special Envoy Witkoff, and Kushner to Islamabad this weekend to attend the talks. The first round of negotiations will be held Saturday morning local time, and we look forward to this face-to-face meeting."

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Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on the 8th that three of the ten key ceasefire clauses in Iran’s proposed terms had already been violated before negotiations with the U.S. began.

Ghalibaf posted on the social platform X: "As President Trump previously made clear, Iran’s 'Ten-Point Plan' was a 'feasible basis for negotiations' and the main framework for dialogue. However, up to now, three provisions of this plan have already been breached."

He pointed out that these violations include:

1. Violation of the first clause in the 'Ten-Point Plan,' concerning the ceasefire in Lebanon—a commitment also explicitly mentioned by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who declared: 'Immediate ceasefire across all areas, including Lebanon, shall take effect immediately.'

2. A drone entered Iranian airspace and was shot down in Lar City, Fars Province, clearly violating the clause prohibiting further incursions into Iranian territory.

3. Denying Iran’s right to uranium enrichment, which is the sixth clause in the 'Ten-Point Plan.'

Ghalibaf added that under such circumstances, any ceasefire or negotiation between the two sides would be meaningless.

On the early morning of April 8, U.S. President Trump announced a two-week ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran. Subsequently, Iranian Foreign Minister Alaghchi stated that the Strait of Hormuz had resumed passage. Approximately 20% of the world’s oil, petroleum products, and liquefied natural gas are transported through this strait.

Original source: toutiao.com/article/1861943491816523/

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