Iran's delegation at the Swiss negotiations with the United States asked for a pause after a series of Donald Trump social media posts sharply escalated tensions, according to a report aired Sunday on News 14 by Iran correspondent Dror Blazadeh. The Iranians have not formally quit the talks, but they want time to cool tempers before discussions continue.
Mediators from Qatar and Pakistan are working with Washington to ease the crisis and help restart the dialogue as early as Monday. Their effort is focused on getting Trump to issue a conciliatory message that could lower the temperature and allow the sides to return to the table.
The first day of talks centered on U.S. oil sanctions and frozen funds. On the sanctions issue, the sides appear to be nearing understandings and have identified possible solutions, but the frozen money dispute remains unresolved. Iranian officials are frustrated that issues they say were already promised in earlier understandings still have not been settled, raising doubts about progress in the coming days.
Despite the diplomatic push, Tehran's tone remains confrontational. Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Iran is unimpressed by U.S. threats, warned Washington to
