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Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the United States must decide whether it is prepared to gain Iran’s trust following intensive negotiations in Islamabad.

“We had very intensive, serious and challenging talks,” IRGC-affiliated Fars News quoted Ghalibaf as saying on Sunday.

He added that Washington must decide whether it is ready to take steps to build trust, something he said was seen less from the American side in this round of talks.

Ghalibaf said the Iranian nation would not yield to threats, responding to remarks by US President Donald Trump.

“If ​you fight, we will fight, ​and if you come forward with logic, we will deal with logic,” he said.

The United Kingdom is working with France and other partners to form a “wide coalition” to ensure passage through the Strait of Hormuz, CNN reported citing a UK government spokesperson.

“We continue to support freedom of navigation and the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, which is urgently needed to support the global economy and the cost of living back home,” the spokesperson said on Sunday.

“The Strait of Hormuz must not be subject to tolling,” the spokesperson added. “We are urgently working with France and other partners to put together a wide coalition to protect freedom of navigation.”

The United States did not come to Pakistan to reach an agreement with Iran, Mahmoud Nabavian, a member of parliament and part of Tehran’s delegation, told IRGC-affiliated Fars News.

He added that there were serious disagreements on three issues.

In a post on X, Nabavian said Washington had demanded “a shared stake with the Islamic Republic in the benefits of the Strait of Hormuz, the removal of 60% enriched uranium from Iran, and the suspension of Iran’s right to enrich uranium for 20 years.”

A gap in negotiations between the United States and Iran in Islamabad centered on the amount of Iranian frozen funds to be released, Axios reported, citing a source with knowledge of the talks.

The report, citing a US official, said Washington set sweeping red lines, including ending all uranium enrichment, dismantling all major nuclear enrichment facilities, which are mostly destroyed, and retrieving highly enriched uranium.

The United States also called on Tehran to accept a broader peace, security and de-escalation framework that includes regional allies, end funding for Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis, and fully open the Strait of Hormuz without charging tolls, according to Axios.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said the war in Lebanon is continuing.

“There is still more to do, and we are doing it,” Netanyahu said following a visit to Israeli-controlled territory in southern Lebanon.

“We have thwarted the threat of an invasion from Lebanon thanks to this security zone,” he added. “We are pushing back the danger of anti-tank fire and also dealing with rockets, but there is still more work to be done.”