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US demands as “excessive”. Since the ceasefire began on 8 April, Tehran and Washington have held only a single round of talks: an unsuccessful 21-hour session in Islamabad. Pakistani mediators have sought to bridge
talks with the US were “making progress” with Pakistan’s mediation and that Washington “should be wary of being dragged back into quagmire by ill-wishers”. “So should the UAE,” he added. “Project Freedom
Iran’s foreign minister, [returned to Pakistan](https://x.com/IrnaEnglish/status/2048408533671334367) for a second consecutive days of talks with mediators after a brief trip to Oman for discussions there. Araghchi described his Pakistan trip on Saturday
mediator, but a luxury hotel in Islamabad that was cleared out for more talks remained empty on Wednesday. Iran has never publicly accepted the invitation and the US
talks were a ceasefire in Lebanon, an end to the US blockade on Iranian ports and progress on Iranian asset releases. Iran and the mediators
mediation role in regional tensions, with officials telling [Al Jazeera](/news/2026/3/31/will-china-join-pakistan-led-efforts-to-mediate-us-iran-peace) that China is viewed as a credible actor capable of helping stabilise US-Iran talks
talks. --- ## Is Israel part of the deal? Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Israel supports the US decision to suspend strikes against Iran for two weeks, but that the ceasefire does not include
Iran and US:** Al Jazeera’s Almigdad Alruhaid reports from Tehran said that no talks are planned in Islamabad for now, though diplomatic efforts continue, with Araghchi touring regional capitals as Pakistan mediates
talks mediated by Pakistan in Islamabad in April stalled, and Trump said last week the ceasefire is “on life support”. While the specific proposals in the latest plan from Iran have not been made public
US, France and the UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon mediating. In the current war, Lebanon’s government – which says it is committed to disarming the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group – called for direct talks early
US-Israel war on Iran, which began on February 28. While some figures at the table led indirect talks before the conflict, another key Iranian negotiator has been permanently silenced. ## The absent negotiator Just weeks
Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz and a US blockade on Iranian ports loom large over the region, even as mediator Pakistan tries to bring the two rivals back to the [negotiating table
talks on Iran's nuclear programme are expected to begin this week, they said, while any sanctions relief or release of assets will depend on Iran meeting commitments under the deal. The US officials said
talks between the US and Iran in Islamabad collapsed nearly as soon as they got going in April, the two sides have since exchanged a series of proposals and counterproposals for peace via Pakistani mediators
talks](/news/2026/6/21/vance-arrives-in-switzerland-for-us-iran-talks) mediated by Pakistan and Qatar, with Vice President JD Vance heading the US team. But back in Tehran, [opponents of the deal](/news/2026/6/20/where-do-irans-political-factions-stand-on-the-us-peace-deal) continued to argue about Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei’s reluctant
talks](/news/liveblog/2026/5/7/iran-war-live-trump-says-deal-with-tehran-possible-israel-bombs-beirut)” with Iran and suggested a deal to end the conflict could be within reach, as Tehran says it is still reviewing a US proposal delivered through mediator
mediators [Pakistan](https://www.theguardian.com/world/pakistan) passing to Iran a brief memorandum that the US has said could act as a basis for a more solid ceasefire allowing new talks
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
US and Iran has been in place since April 8 to allow time for talks but on Thursday evening, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said it was unreasonable to expect quick results, the official
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