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Iran foreign ministry says US not serious about pursuing diplomacy

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20-04-2026 | 04:01

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Iran foreign ministry says US not serious about pursuing diplomacy

Iran's foreign ministry said Monday that the United States was not serious about pursuing diplomacy, citing what it called "violations" of their two-week ceasefire.

"While claiming diplomacy and readiness for negotiations, the U.S. is carrying out behaviors that do not in any way indicate seriousness in pursuing a diplomatic process," said ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei in a weekly press briefing.

He said a U.S. attack on an Iranian cargo ship early Monday, the U.S. naval blockade on Iranian ports, and delays in implementing a ceasefire in Lebanon were all "clear violations of the ceasefire."

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