Trump Cancels US-Iran Talks in Islamabad

US President Donald Trump announced his decision to cancel the scheduled meetings between the US delegation and his Iranian counterpart in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, amid continuing escalating tensions between the two countries and the difficulty of finding common ground for dialogue. In remarks to Fox News, Trump explained that he had instructed the Iranian delegation not to travel to Pakistan, commenting, “You're not going to make an 18-hour trip to sit down and talk about Nothing. "The US president stressed that his country has all the" trump cards " and that Tehran can communicate with the US side whenever it wants. Trump stressed that canceling the travel of the American delegation does not mean being dragged towards the option of war, pointing out that the decision of military escalation has not been put on the table of American talks. On the other hand, Iran has stepped up its cautionary tone towards the United States, warning of the continuation of the naval blockade on its ports. It is certain that it has a large stockpile of missiles that it has not yet used. The Iranian Foreign Ministry confirmed in an official statement the full readiness to respond to any possible attack on Iranian territory, noting the continued production of war equipment through 90 companies cooperating with the Iranian armed forces. The Foreign Ministry added that Tehran has secret underground facilities and produces more than a thousand types of weapons and military equipment. In a parallel development, reports of According to media reports, Russia has supplied Iran with about 5,000 air defense missiles, in addition to a large batch of man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS).