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        "id": 1675158,
        "msgid": "iranian-foreign-minister-us-blockade-threat-thwarts-islamabad-negotiations-1776095484",
        "date": "2026-04-13 21:45:15",
        "title": "Iranian Foreign Minister: US Blockade Threat Thwarts Islamabad Negotiations",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi stated that maximalist demands and threats of a US Navy blockade derailed recent peace talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, where Tehran and Washington were on the verge of an agreement to ease Middle East tensions. In response, US President Donald Trump announced that the US Navy would begin blockading ships entering or exiting the Strait of Hormuz, prompting strong rebukes from Iranian military leaders who vowed to monitor and counter any such actions firmly. This escalation highlights the fragility of diplomatic efforts amid ongoing hostilities in the region.",
        "content": "<p>Tehran (ANTARA) - Iran\u2019s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi stated\nthat maximalist demands and threats of a blockade by the United States\nNavy thwarted the achievement of an agreement in their latest peace\nnegotiations in Islamabad, Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>However, Araghchi said in a post on the social media platform X on\nMonday (13\/4) morning local time, Tehran and Washington were \u201cjust one\nstep away\u201d from reaching an agreement in their negotiations in\nIslamabad, Pakistan\u2019s capital, on Saturday (11\/4), to ease tensions in\nthe Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the most intensive high-level talks in 47 years, Iran engaged\nwith the US in good faith to end the war. However, when we were just one\nstep away from the \u2018Islamabad MoU\u2019, we faced maximalism, shifting\ndemands, and blockades. No lessons learned. Good intentions will be met\nwith good intentions. Hostility will breed hostility,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the failure of the negotiations, US President Donald\nTrump said in a post on Truth Social on Sunday (12\/4) that the US Navy\nwould begin blockading ships attempting to enter or exit the Strait of\nHormuz.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian Navy Commander Shahram Irani, on the same Sunday, described\nTrump\u2019s threat to impose a naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz as\n\u201cutterly ridiculous and laughable\u201d, as reported by Iran\u2019s semi-official\nTasnim news agency.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the Iranian Navy is monitoring all US troop movements\nin the region.<\/p>\n<p>On the same Sunday, Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)\nstated in a statement that any military vessel intending to approach the\nStrait of Hormuz under any pretext or reason will be considered a\nviolation of the ceasefire and will be dealt with decisively.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/iranian-foreign-minister-us-blockade-threat-thwarts-islamabad-negotiations-1776095484",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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