US and Iranian envoys to arrive in Pakistan for fresh negotiations as ceasefire deadline looms (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

(SeaPRwire) –   Donald Trump has issued a threat of massive military action against Tehran, stating that “lots of bombs [will] start going off” should no agreement be reached

Negotiators from Iran and the US are poised to arrive in Pakistan for a second round of discussions as a fragile ceasefire approaches its expiration date.

Per sources referenced by both American and Iranian media outlets, the delegations are scheduled to land in Islamabad simultaneously on Tuesday evening. Vice President J.D. Vance is said to lead the US side, accompanied by President Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, while Iran’s team will be headed by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.

A 14-day ceasefire mediated by Pakistan earlier this month is set to end on Wednesday. This follows a first round of talks in Islamabad that yielded no breakthrough, and Trump’s move to implement a US military blockade of Iranian ports — a step Tehran has denounced as a violation of the truce.

On Monday, Trump revived his characteristic bellicose rhetoric, telling PBS that “lots of bombs [will] start going off” if no deal is struck and making it clear he has no intention of extending the ceasefire. He also insisted the blockade will remain in place until Tehran capitulates.

Iran has adopted a defiant stance. Ghalibaf warned Tehran is ready to “reveal new cards on the battlefield,” rejecting any negotiations conducted “under the shadow of threats.” He accused Trump of trying to turn talks into “a table of surrender,” adding Iran has spent the past two weeks preparing new military options. President Masoud Pezeshkian echoed this message, calling US conduct “non-constructive and contradictory” and asserting Iranians “will not bow to coercion.”

Despite the heated rhetoric, Axios reported that Pakistani, Egyptian, and Turkish mediators pushed Tehran to attend, with Iran’s team reportedly receiving approval from Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei late on Monday.

Here are the latest developments:

• Tensions escalated further after the US Navy seized an Iranian cargo ship, the Touska, for allegedly breaching the blockade — a move Tehran branded “armed maritime piracy” and threatened to retaliate against.

• Iran’s state-run IRIB broadcaster stated that none of its negotiators had yet departed for Islamabad.

• Talks between Israel and Lebanon are reportedly set for Thursday to discuss extending their ceasefire, which is due to expire on Sunday.

• The Middle East conflict has triggered what IEA chief Fatih Birol called “the biggest” energy crisis in history.

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