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mediated 10-day ceasefire deal was reached between Israel and Lebanon. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Saturday said in a statement, cited by the Iranian media, that the ongoing US blockade of Iranian
mediators, but American officials were briefing that the US negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff were also flying to Islamabad. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the leader of the Iranian negotiating team in the first round
mediators in Pakistan saw this as a traditional diplomatic step-by-step reciprocal process whereby one confidence-building measure from one side would lead to another on the other side. As a result, the imposition
Israel calls Operation "Roaring Lion", over 1,800 Hezbollah operatives were eliminated, according to the statement. ](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/18/nx-s1-5761904/lebanon-war-israel-hezbollah-displacement-ceasefire) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [Born in south Lebanon, displaced to Beirut, two grandmothers reflect on Israeli invasions](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/18/nx-s1-5761904/lebanon-war-israel-hezbollah-displacement-ceasefire) Abbas Araghchi was in Islamabad last
mediation efforts seem to be still under way, and both sides are still interested in diplomatically engaging with each other,” he noted. “Now, after Iran’s response, the picture is going to get pretty clear
mediator in negotiations between the two countries. Vice President Vance, Washington's lead negotiator, said a major sticking point that led to the breakdown in Saturday's talks was Iran's refusal to commit
mediators it was unwilling to restart talks with the US in Islamabad on Monday, as had been widely rumoured, because the demands by the US were excessive. Iran’s tough approach reflects the dominance
mediation efforts “until a result is achieved”. [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) had said talks would be indirect. An open-ended ceasefire has paused most fighting, but the economic fallout grows with global shipments
mediators can offer in their capacity,” he said. “But ultimately, it all depends on the political will of the two parties.” That political will now faces a ceasefire deadline set to expire on April
Lebanon, causing the worst global energy crisis since the 1970s and risking a global recession. So what do we know about the talks and where they stand as of now? ## What has the US said
mediators](/news/2026/4/14/pakistan-pm-headed-to-saudi-and-turkiye-amid-prospect-of-new-us-iran-talks) since the Iranian delegation returned from Islamabad on Sunday. The goal of any potential future talks will be to “fully cease the war and realise the rights of Iran” in addition to lifting
mediation efforts. The first round of talks, held just over a week ago in Islamabad, ended without an agreement. Vance later accused Iran of refusing to accept Washington's terms on Iran's plans
negotiators are seeking a deal to end the fighting, but so far they've avoided a return to all-out fighting. It's not clear how close the two sides are to a deal
mediators pressing on after high-level discussions in Pakistan failed to produce an accord, Tehran declared it would keep the vital maritime trade corridor closed until Washington lifts its blockade on Iranian ports. Iran