218 resultsfor “who mediated the US Iran negotiations”
US-Iran talks, but Tehran unsure about joining **Islamabad, Pakistan –** Pakistan is gearing up to host the second round of talks between the United States and Iran aimed at ending their war, but rising tensions
US, Israel and Iran has been in place since early April after more than a month of war. The truce was meant not only to stop fighting, but also to give space for negotiations over
mediation. Since then, armed hostilities have largely subsided, but a durable peace agreement remains elusive, with both the US and Iran dissatisfied with each other’s proposed terms. A major point of contention is Iran
mediated talks continue. - **Rubio says Iran deal talks ongoing:** US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said negotiations
negotiations would be going ahead over the weekend as planned. The conflict, which began when Israel and the US attacked Iran in late February, has left thousands dead and caused global economic devastation. Iran
negotiators to Pakistan, the country that is mediating between the longtime adversaries. With neither Washington nor Tehran showing much willingness to soften their positions, prospects for a diplomatic breakthrough in the US-Israeli
Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, led the Iranian negotiating team during the first round of mediated negotiations with the US
negotiations, phonecalls and diplomatic summits to try to end the US-Israeli war with Iran, it looked like the conflict might instead be escalating [into Islamabad’s worst nightmare](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/07/israel-warns-iran-lives-at-risk-if-they-use-trains-trump-deadline). In a cabinet
mediators push for a negotiated settlement although Iran has continued to block the Strait of Hormuz to most shipping and the US
mediation has failed to bring diplomatic progress in more than a month since Islamabad brokered a ceasefire in the Iran war, with the negotiating positions of the US
negotiations, calling it perhaps the “most important bargaining chip”. ## ‘Start dropping bombs again’ Mediators have been pushing for a second round of US-Iran
US, Iran and their Pakistani mediators were getting close to an agreement on a one-page “memorandum of understanding” to declare an end to the war and begin a 30-day negotiating
mediator, Pakistan, according to ISNA media platform. However Iran’s Tasnim news agency, which is associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said US media reports on any deal were aimed at justifying Trump
mediation activity” between the two countries. The diplomatic push comes as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there were “some good signs” for a possible breakthrough. However, US President Donald Trump also warned Washington
mediator Pakistan, saying afterwards he had shared Iran's position on ending the war but was yet to see whether the US was "truly serious about diplomacy". Diplomatic efforts have stalled despite Trump's extension
Iran and the US.** Crude futures shot more than 5% higher yesterday as an Iranian news agency announced Tehran had suspended the negotiations with the US via mediators
mediated the talks, which both sides described as “productive”, but no ceasefire or follow-up meeting was agreed. Washington has maintained that any Lebanon deal must remain separate from US-Iran negotiations
US talks, regional peace and stability, and other “important issues”. ## Mediation efforts Islamabad has intensified its mediation process to secure a second round of direct talks between the two sides. “The current process
Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, returned to Pakistan on Sunday to set out Tehran's framework for resuming peace negotiations with Washington. Last week, US President Donald Trump extended a ceasefire between the countries
negotiate a permanent end to hostilities have made little real progress. Recent days have seen [wild swings from hope to despair](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/06/another-day-another-pivot-as-trump-flails-in-an-iran-trap-of-his-own-making) as the US and Iran test each other’s resilience