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negotiations” were under way. He has been threatening for weeks that the April ceasefire could end if Iran does not make a deal, with shifting parameters for striking such an agreement. US Secretary of State
negotiations between Iran and the US remain [deadlocked](/news/2026/5/11/unacceptable-whats-irans-peace-proposal-that-trump-has-rejected). The US is demanding that Iran dismantle its nuclear programme and lift its restrictions on the strait. Iran has countered with calls for war reparations
negotiations between the US and Iran in Islamabad ended inconclusively. Since then, the prospects of further talks have been in limbo – with Iran insisting that the US needed to lift the blockade before it would
negotiations, say analysts. At the same time, China sees Iran as an important regional counterweight to US influence in the Middle East and does not want to see the Iranian government weakened significantly. Iran also
negotiations after past talks “led us into war”, while reiterating Tehran’s right to pursue peaceful nuclear energy. - **Sanctions not a priority:** An Iranian official says ending the war, lifting the US blockade and ensuring
Pakistan, the two sides agreed to a two-week pause in fighting to allow for further negotiations. Delegations from both countries met in Islamabad on April 11 and 12, but failed to reach a broader
US and Iran agreed to a ceasefire on April 8, but a lasting peace has yet to take hold, with negotiations and de-escalation efforts still under way. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has been
negotiated with Israel. “This ceasefire is a tactical palliative, not a substitute for Iran’s strategic demand,” he said, adding that Tehran’s insistence on Lebanon being part of any broader deal, rather than handled
negotiations and keep it as an effective card,” he said. “This is a deep structural gap: Iran is seeking a long-term insurance policy following the US withdrawal from the JCPOA in 2018, while Washington
Iran’s list of demands ‘garbage’ [Kent Nishimura/AFP] A CNN report published hours after the CBS story said some Trump administration officials believed Pakistan has been sharing “a more positive version of the Iranian position
Pakistan today if Iran agrees to further talks on ending the conflict. Tehran has given mixed signals about whether they will attend and, at time of writing, it remainds unclear. Meanwhile, time is ticking away
US President Donald Trump will accept the Iranian proposal to push back nuclear negotiations. Speaking to Fox News on Sunday, Trump said Iran already knew what was required. “They cannot have a nuclear weapon. Otherwise
negotiating card but also to maintain it as a strategic asset.” ## Trump’s messaging problem Complicating Pakistan’s efforts is Trump’s public messaging around the talks. ![President Donald Trump listens in the Oval Office
US State Department on Thursday, under the terms of the ceasefire agreement, Israel will “preserve its right to take all necessary measures in self-defence”, while not carrying out “any offensive military operations”. The statement
role in achieving it, including Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. He also thanked Iran and the US for including a clause “on halting Israeli aggression against all of Lebanon, to preserve its sovereignty over
Iran and it's strategically important for the US to keep the country close. But Rubio is not likely to make statements around Pakistan on this trip. "Any talks around Pakistan are likely to stay
Pakistan and Russia, have pressed in different ways to end the war on Iran and restore calm and Lebanese sovereignty. In the midst of this political whirlwind, several conditions from the pre-2000 era still
role as a key trade corridor”. Iran has not publicly commented on the move, and Al Jazeera’s query to the Iranian embassy in Islamabad went unanswered. The notification does not extend to Indian-origin
Pakistan. In an overnight post on X on Tuesday, Ghalibaf wrote that Iran is “prepared to reveal new cards on the battlefield” after Trump threatened Tehran with “problems like they’ve never seen before
Pakistan, which has been acting as mediator. Iran’s deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi said the agreement puts an “immediate end” to the war, including the conflict in Lebanon. World leaders, including Keir Starmer, have