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US-Iran negotiations](/news/2026/4/16/ceasefire-in-lebanon-as-important-as-in-iran-says-ghalibaf). Iran and mediator Pakistan had maintained that Lebanon should be covered
US-Iran negotiations [are gathering pace](/news/liveblog/2026/4/16/iran-war-live-pakistan-in-push-for-new-round-of-us-iran-peace-negotiations), with Pakistan again having an important mediating role
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
US-Iran talks, as Pakistan pushes to keep diplomacy alive **Islamabad, Pakistan –** Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday confirmed that the United States and Iran were in discussions – through Islamabad – to hold a second meeting
negotiations between Tehran and Washington in Pakistan, and will be raised in any potential future talks with the US and mediators. The government has said it is still assessing the extensive damage dealt to [Iran
negotiations between Iran and the United States, a week before their fragile truce is due to expire. Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir is heading the [delegation that arrived in Tehran](/news/liveblog/2026/4/15/iran-war-live-trump-hints-at-second-round-of-talks-israel-pounds-lebanon) on Wednesday evening, according
negotiations would likely be held in Islamabad, calling Pakistan-mediated discussions “productive and ongoing”. “We feel good about the prospects of a deal,” she said on Wednesday. In Tehran, Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Iran peace talks could resume in next two days, Trump says Donald Trump has said that US-Iranian peace talks could resume in Islamabad over the next two days, and complimented the work of Pakistan
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
US vice-president [saying](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/12/jd-vance-says-no-deal-us-iran-pakistan-talks-islamabad) Tehran refused to give up its nuclear program. However, indirect negotiations continued this week, with Pakistan’s army chief traveling to Iran to continue mediation
US-Israeli war on Iran](/news/liveblog/2026/4/15/iran-war-live-trump-hints-at-second-round-of-talks-israel-pounds-lebanon). The truce, which expires on April 22, has created a small window for negotiations to end the war, which has killed more than [4,000 people](/news/2026/3/1/us-israel-attacks-on-iran-death-toll-and-injuries-live-tracker) across
US. The current ceasefire with Iran declared by Donald Trump earlier this month is set to expire on Tuesday. Field Marshal Asim Munir, the army chief of Pakistan, which has emerged as a key mediator
negotiations.” Kassem called for a return to the ceasefire that halted the last Israel-Hezbollah war in 2024, the AP reports. At the time, talks were done indirectly, with the US, France
negotiations. Trump said earlier that the war was “very close to over”. - **Leavitt said [a second round of US-Iran talks](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/15/us-iran-indirect-talks-middle-east-war-ceasefire) would “very likely” take place in Islamabad again** and that Pakistan
negotiation,” she said. Durrani cautioned that [Pakistan’s role](/news/2026/4/15/pakistan-army-chief-in-tehran-to-advance-next-round-of-us-iran-talks) has limits. “Pakistan is facilitating this meeting, and the most it can do is suggest certain things that mediators can offer in their capacity
mediator Pakistan maintain that Lebanon was included in the initial ceasefire, while the US and Israel argue it was not. At Tuesday’s meeting, the two sides entered with sharply different priorities. Israel ruled
negotiations were “meaningless” as long as Israel continued to bomb Lebanon, placing in doubt US-Iranian talks in [Pakistan](https://www.theguardian.com/world/pakistan) scheduled for Saturday. Pezeshkian vowed Iran would not abandon the Lebanese people. According
Pakistan, which holds strong diplomatic relations with both the U.S. and Iran, has emerged as a key mediator in negotiations between the two countries. Vice President Vance, Washington's lead negotiator, said a major sticking
Pakistan’s military chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, and interior minister, Mohsin Naqvi, arrived in Iran on Wednesday as part of a Pakistani delegation after “numerous messages” were exchanged with the US [through mediators](/news/2026/4/14/pakistan-pm-headed-to-saudi-and-turkiye-amid-prospect-of-new-us-iran-talks
negotiations began between the [Trump administration](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration) and Iran over the status of Tehran’s nuclear programme almost a year ago, their vastly different demands and the limits to what each side would