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United States President Donald Trump on Friday said that the ceasefire with Iran was agreed to as a “favour” requested by Pakistan. He made the remarks while speaking to reporters on Air Force One during his return from China to the US. A two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran was first announced on April 8 and was later extended indefinitely.

Iran Ceasefire Done As ‘Favour’ To Pakistan

Trump stated that the ceasefire with Iran was agreed to as a request from other countries. He said he would not have supported it otherwise but approved it as a “favour to Pakistan.” He also praised Pakistan’s leadership, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir. “We really did the ceasefire at the request of other nations. I wouldn't have really been in favor of it, but we did it as a favor to Pakistan,” Trump said.

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Trump Maintains Tough Stand On Iran Nukes

He repeated his strong position that Iran should not be allowed to develop nuclear weapons, adding that Tehran “must give up” its stockpile of enriched uranium built over the years. He also mentioned why he rejected Iran's latest peace proposal. “I looked at it, and if I don't like the first sentence, I just throw it away... if they have any nuclear of any form, I don't read the rest of their letter,” Trump said.

Iran FM Araghchi Accuses US

Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi remarked that Pakistan’s mediation efforts in the ongoing indirect negotiations between Iran and the US have not failed but are facing serious challenges due to mistrust and inconsistent messaging from Washington. “The mediation process by Pakistan has not failed yet, but it is in a very difficult course, mostly because of the Americans’ behaviour and the mistrust that exists between us,” Araghchi said.

He emphasised that talks have reached a “difficult course” over Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile. Araghchi described it as a “very complicated” issue and said both sides are now “almost in a deadlock” on this matter.

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