Flash: Trump signals second round of US-Iran talks to "resume as early as this Friday (24)"!

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A major reversal in US-Iran peace talks! US President Donald Trump dropped a bombshell in an exclusive interview with the New York Post, announcing that the second round of peace negotiations could resume in Pakistan as early as this Friday (the 24th). Despite official Iranian threats of a boycott, Trump unilaterally extended the ceasefire deadline while maintaining "maximum pressure" through continued maritime blockades and the threat of resumed bombing, forcing the severely fractured Tehran authorities to compromise as quickly as possible. (Previous coverage: Trump announces "suspension of attacks on Iran" and extends ceasefire! Until Iran submits a "unified peace plan") (Background: Iranian state media signals US will lift maritime blockade; precious metals and Bitcoin surge as war potentially heads toward a real ceasefire) The tug-of-war in Middle Eastern geopolitics is proceeding exactly according to the script set by Washington. After Iran announced it would boycott the secret meeting originally scheduled for Wednesday in Islamabad, US President Donald Trump did not immediately reignite the conflict as many feared; instead, he signaled strong optimism regarding the progress of negotiations to the media. Trump predicts: Peace talks to resume as early as Friday (the 24th) According to the latest exclusive interview with the New York Post, Trump revealed to reporters that the second round of peace talks with Iran "could take place as early as this Friday (April 24)." Trump has recently stated multiple times that this Middle East war is "almost over" or "nearing an end," demonstrating a strong ambition to wrap things up quickly. In the interview, he dangled the prospect of personally visiting Pakistan to complete a historic signing ceremony if a new agreement, stronger than the 2015 JCPOA, can be reached. Maximum pressure: Extending the ceasefire while "tightening the grip on the Strait of Hormuz" To facilitate the negotiations, Trump has employed a "carrot and stick" approach. The temporary US-Iran ceasefire, originally set to expire on April 22, has been unilaterally extended by Trump. He stated on the social media platform Truth Social that this was at the request of the mediator, Pakistan; at the same time, he did not miss the chance to mock the Iranian leadership as being "seriously fractured," adding that the US is willing to give them time to present a unified peace proposal. However, military pressure has not eased in the slightest. Trump made it clear that the US will continue to maintain its maritime blockade of Iranian ports, particularly the Strait of Hormuz, a global energy chokepoint. This strategy of economic strangulation is the most powerful weapon forcing Tehran to avoid rejecting negotiations for long.

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