PANews reported on April 18 that, according to Xinhua News Agency, Iran has not yet agreed to hold the next round of negotiations with the United States. Iran has informed US officials of this through Pakistan. According to sources from relevant departments, Iran has not yet agreed to hold the next round of negotiations due to the US's naval blockade and excessive demands during the talks. Iran emphasized that the main condition for continuing negotiations is that the US "avoid making excessive demands"; otherwise, Iran "is unwilling to waste time on protracted and meaningless negotiations."