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No headway in Middle East peace efforts as US and Iran refuse to yield

Pakistan](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/25/trump-cancels-envoys-pakistan-trip-iran-talks) by his envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. The two men were to take part in a second round of talks with Iran which had been tentatively scheduled for this weekend

US sending envoys to Pakistan, raising hopes of talks with Iran’s Araghchi

visit would be brief, focusing on Iran’s proposals for talks with the US, which mediator Pakistan would then convey to Washington. Reporting from Tehran, Al Jazeera’s Ali Hashem said a “senior official

Middle East crisis live: US claims blockade has ‘completely halted economic trade’ into Iran, as Trump hints at return to talks in Pakistan

Pakistan The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said any US-Iran agreement to end the war **must include “very detailed” measures to verify Tehran’s nuclear activities.** “Iran has a very ambitious

Middle East crisis live: Witkoff and Kushner head to Pakistan for Iran negotiations

detail in Islamabad](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/524349f2b7222bced6b083014d2d814366063bba/0_0_8256_5504/master/8256.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) Iran's foreign minister arrived in Islamabad on 24 April and US envoys headed to the Pakistani capital in a bid to kickstart a new round of peace negotiations