Turkey, along with other mediators, tries to continue US-Iran negotiations

ILLUSTRATION UNSPLASH/Imad Alassiry

JAKARTA - Turkey, along with other mediators, is trying to resume negotiations between the US and Iran, although the schedule for the next round has not been determined.

Axios, citing regional sources and a US official, reported that the mediating countries of Pakistan, Turkey, and Egypt hope to hold a new round of negotiations between the US and Iran before the current ceasefire ends on April 21.

"Ankara, in coordination with the mediators, is trying to ensure that the negotiation process between the US and Iran does not stop and continues," the source said, quoted by Sputnik, Monday, April 13.

"A number of efforts are being made to create conditions that will allow negotiations to continue and reach a sustainable agreement. However, there is no specific date," added the source.

Ankara is ready to provide a venue and arrange the next round of talks, the source said. Turkey considers a diplomatic settlement the only way to reduce tensions, he added.

"We are ready to contribute to creating conditions to enable a sustainable negotiation process and reach a mutually acceptable solution," he said.

On Saturday, Iran and the US began talks in Islamabad after US President Donald Trump announced on April 8 that he had reached an agreement with Tehran on a two-week ceasefire.

On Sunday morning, US Vice President JD Vance, who led the US delegation, announced that Iran and the US failed to reach an agreement during long negotiations, and the US delegation returned to their country without producing an agreement.

Trump then announced that the US would block all ships trying to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz.

He also instructed the US Navy to track and intercept any vessels that paid Iran to be able to pass through the strait.