New Delhi, April 13 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Monday that Tehran was just 'inches away' from an agreement with the United states during the weekend talks wit in Islamabad, Pakistan when it was faced with maximalism, shifting goalposts, and blockade.

"Iran engaged with US in good faith to end war," he said in a post on X, hours after the US Central Command announced that the United States forces would begin implementing the blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports at 10 am ET (7.30 PM IST) on 13 April.

"But when just inches away from "Islamabad MoU", we encountered maximalism, shifting goalposts, and blockade. Zero lessons earned Good will begets good will. Enmity begets enmity," A...