{"id":69587,"date":"2026-04-16T08:43:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T08:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/discuss-second-round-of-us-iran-talks-white-house-rt-world-news-2\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T08:44:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T08:44:18","slug":"discuss-second-round-of-us-iran-talks-white-house-rt-world-news-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/discuss-second-round-of-us-iran-talks-white-house-rt-world-news-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Discuss second round of US-Iran talks &#8211; White House &#8211; RT World News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                    Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian has said that Tehran is ready for talks, but will not allow Washington to impose its conditions.\n            <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>White House Press Secretary Carolyn Levitt has said that the US is discussing holding a second round of peace talks with Iran.<\/p>\n<p>The first direct meeting between the two sides since the US-Israeli attack on Iran on February 28 took place in the Pakistani capital Islamabad over the weekend, but without any breakthrough. Tehran blames Washington for failure of talks <em>&#8220;Unrealistic demands&#8221;<\/em> While the US reacted by announcing a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz for ships belonging to Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the possibility of another round of talks during a briefing on Wednesday, Leavitt said <em>&#8220;Those discussions are happening, but nothing&#8217;s official until you hear it from the White House.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;We feel good about the prospects for a deal&#8230; and meeting the president&#8217;s demands is clearly in Iran&#8217;s best interests.&#8221;<\/em> He added.<\/p>\n<p>Conversation <em>&#8220;They&#8217;ll probably be in the same place they were last time,&#8221;<\/em> the spokesperson said, referring to Islamabad.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more large\" data-has-alias=\"\">\n<picture>\n                    <!--(if IE 9)>\n                    <video style=\"display: none;\"><!(endif)--><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" data-srcset=\"&#10; 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&#8211; Trump\n<\/div>\n<p>Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov welcomed discussions between the US and Iran and urged the Americans to do the same <em>&#8220;Realistic&#8221;<\/em> during the negotiation process and <em>&#8220;Do not continue unprovoked aggression&#8221;<\/em> Against Tehran, which affects the entire Middle East.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>            You can share this story on social media:\n        <\/p>\n<div class=\"article__social-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"article__google-news lower\"><span>Follow RT<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/rtnews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/static\/img\/telegram_banners\/telegram.svg\" alt=\"RT\" style=\"vertical-align: middle; width: 120px\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__google-news-mobile\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/rtnews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/static\/img\/telegram_banners\/telegram_gif.gif\" alt=\"RT\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian has said that Tehran is ready for talks, but will not allow Washington to impose its conditions. 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