-- 巴基斯坦週二敦促美伊兩國透過外交途徑解決問題,因為停火協議即將到期。然而,由於美國在霍爾木茲海峽實施海上封鎖,伊朗是否會參與談判仍不明朗。 巴基斯坦外交部在一份聲明中表示,美國駐巴基斯坦臨時代辦娜塔莉·貝克週二會見了巴基斯坦副總理伊沙克·達爾,雙方就地區局勢發展進行了評估。雙方強調將繼續進行外交接觸。 聲明稱,達爾呼籲美伊兩國延長停火協議,並將談判放在首位,並鼓勵雙方為外交努力提供機會。 聲明還指出,達爾重申了巴基斯坦的立場,即對話仍然是實現持久和平的唯一可行途徑,並敦促各方努力避免局勢升級,維護區域穩定。 美伊之間為期兩週的停火協議將於週三到期,預計雙方將在緊張局勢加劇和外交信號脆弱的情況下權衡下一步行動。 根據媒體報道,由美國副總統約翰·迪安·萬斯、賈里德·庫什納和史蒂夫·威特科夫組成的代表團預計將代表華盛頓出席在伊斯蘭堡舉行的第二輪和談。 伊朗是否會參與談判仍不明朗。根據多家媒體報道,伊朗官員表示,只要美國繼續實施海上封鎖,談判就不會進行,並表示最近扣押伊朗船隻的行為違反了停火協議。 伊朗半官方的塔斯尼姆通訊社週二報導稱,伊朗不參加第二輪和平談判的決定仍然不變。 巴基斯坦新聞部長阿塔烏拉·塔拉爾週二表示,隨著停火期限臨近,他們仍在等待伊朗確認是否出席伊斯蘭堡和平談判。 塔拉爾補充說:“巴基斯坦作為調解方,正與伊朗方面保持密切聯繫,並堅持走外交和對話的道路。” 塔拉爾強調停火即將到期,形勢緊迫:“停火將於太平洋標準時間4月22日凌晨4點50分結束。伊朗能否在兩週停火期結束前參加會談至關重要。” 與此同時,週二,唐納德·特朗普總統在Truth Social網站上發布了多條帖子,稱美國最近的空襲摧毀了伊朗的核設施,並聲稱殘骸仍然無法進入,同時駁斥了政治對手和媒體的批評。 在另一條帖子中,川普寫道:“‘午夜鐵鎚行動’徹底摧毀了核塵埃堆積地,以至於……伊朗根本無法進入或挖掘。” 他還補充說,美國太空部隊的系統正在監控目標地點,並斷言伊朗無法從受影響的設施中回收材料。 川普也在Truth Social網站上敦促伊朗領導人釋放八名被拘留的婦女,稱此舉是展現善意的一步,可能會對即將舉行的談判產生正面影響。 川普早前曾發文表示:“伊朗多次違反停火協議!” 據報道,川普週二接受CNBC採訪時表示,美國“最終將與伊朗達成一項偉大的協議”,並補充說他不認為停火協議會延長。 關於與伊朗第二輪談判的預期結果,據報道,川普表示:“我認為他們別無選擇。” 美國中央司令部週二在X網站上發布消息,更新了對伊朗船隻和港口的海上封鎖情況,稱美軍已指示共28艘船隻掉頭或返回港口。 週二油價上漲,布蘭特原油上漲2.6%至每桶97.96美元,WTI原油上漲4.34%至每桶93.50美元,穆爾班原油上漲2.4%至每桶95.27美元,反映出地緣政治不確定性加劇。
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