Tehran, April 21 -- Iran on Tuesday has flatly denied that any delegation has travelled to Islamabad for the second round of peace talks with the United States aimed at achieving a complete halt in the hostilities in West Asia, in a major blow to Pakistan's diplomatic ambitions as mediators in the peace efforts.

According to Iranian state media, IRNA, citing diplomatic sources, no delegation from Iran has been dispatched to Islamabad "so far", dismissing recent reports.

The source further clarified that neither official nor unofficial information has even been received regarding Iranian involvement in the Islamabad talks, as reported by IRNA.

Significantly, the source highlighted a stinging lack of confidence in the host nation, emphas...