Iran told mediators, a committee of regional countries led by Pakistan, that it isn’t willing to meet US officials in Islamabad in the coming days, according to the report.
Additionally, an unnamed source told Iran's semi-official Fars news agency on Friday that Tehran had rejected the US proposal for a 48-hour ceasefire.
Tehran also claimed that US demands for a deal are “unacceptable," repeating its argument from previous rounds of talks.
WSJ added that Turkey and Egypt are pushing for a solution to the standstill, including finding new venues for the talks, such as Doha or Istanbul. They’re also considering fresh proposals, said the mediators.
Ceasefire efforts were further complicated when Qatar resisted serving as a key mediator for the potential agreement, added WSJ.
Iran denies Trump's claims of wanting ceasefire
US President Donald Trump said on Truth Social earlier this week that Iran had asked for a ceasefire. Iran denied the president’s claims.
In another Truth Social post on Thursday, Trump urged Iran to “make a deal before it is too late, and there is nothing left of what could become a great country!”
People familiar with the matter said that Trump had signaled openness to a ceasefire if Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz, according to the report.
"We will consider when the Hormuz Strait is open, free, and clear. Until then, we are blasting Iran into oblivion, back to the Stone Age," he wrote in another social media post.
In the latest round of ceasefire talks, Iran said it would only consider an end to the war if the US paid reparations, withdrew from its Middle East bases, and guaranteed not to attack again, among other demands, said the report citing mediators.
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