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US-Iran talks as Pakistan mediates Pakistani officials are expecting a “major breakthrough” in [talks
talks took place in Islamabad on April 11 and 12, and marked the most significant direct engagement between the US and Iran in decades. Mediated by Pakistan
talks between the US and Iran, expected to take place again in Islamabad, with Pakistan mediating
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 was “the only mediator
US-Iran talks, after an initial round in Islamabad [ended on Sunday without a deal](/news/2026/4/12/us-and-iran-fail-to-reach-peace-deal-after-marathon-talks-in-pakistan) to end the war. Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi is also joining mediation
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
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
talks, Pakistani officials insisted that the make-or-break peace negotiations would be going ahead over the weekend as planned. The conflict, which began when Israel and the US attacked Iran in late February
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 as its leaders hold high-level talks
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
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
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
mediator Pakistan had maintained that Lebanon should be covered in a separate US-Iran ceasefire framework, while Israel claimed it was not part of that deal and continued its attacks. Ali Akbar Dareini, a researcher
Iran and ceasefire 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
mediator, not the guarantor,” said one Pakistani official. “The main role was played by China. They became a guarantor of the ceasefire and pledged that the US would standby the agreement and that talks would
US last Saturday, followed by a meeting with President Masoud Pezeshkian. He also met Major-General Ali Abdollahi, commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, the operational command of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard
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 on. Last week, Israel announced its approval of talks. Lebanon
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
Talks held in Pakistan over the weekend between JD Vance and Iranian officials failed to reach an agreement to extend the ceasefire beyond its 22 April expiry, with the US vice-president [saying](https://www.theguardian.com
Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) had been held back from responding forcefully to Israel’s escalation in Lebanon by Pakistani intervention urging restraint in the interests of a broader peace agreement. Pakistan’s prime minister, Shehbaz