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Iran to enter into peace negotiations. Zamir Akram, a former Pakistani ambassador, said Pakistan’s embassy in Washington had represented Iranian interests there since the 1979 revolution, while Pakistan had set up secret talks
Diplomatic engagement continued through Pakistan, which stepped up its efforts to persuade the two parties to show flexibility and maintain back-channel communications in order to narrow the gaps in their positions. The Islamabad talks
diplomats have engaged in a frantic push in recent days to prevent a return to violence between Iran, Israel and the US. The current ceasefire with Iran declared by Donald Trump earlier this month
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who is credited for mediating the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, also [welcomed the truce](https://x.com/CMShehbaz/status/2045029468595433644?s=20), calling it a step toward "sustainable peace" and reaffirmed his country's support
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who is credited for mediating the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, also [welcomed the truce](https://x.com/CMShehbaz/status/2045029468595433644?s=20), calling it a step toward "sustainable peace" and reaffirmed his country's support
recent hours have cast uncertainty over Tehran’s participation, as the deadline nears for the end of the two-week ceasefire. Unlike the first round of talks held in Islamabad on April 11, the upcoming
recently that Iran collects $ 2 million fees from some vessels passing through the strait. Trump called the move "extortion." The U.S. military [said Tuesday](https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2044067513625936190?s=20) 10,000 U.S. service members , more than
recent days have threatened to rupture Pakistan’s mediation efforts. For the residents of Pakistan’s capital, the equation is simpler – if frustrating: They want the talks to be over and done with as soon
Diplomatic efforts have stalled despite Trump's extension of a ceasefire that had been due to expire on 22 April to allow talks to continue. Both sides have been locked in a standoff over
Pakistan “soon” for further negotiations, though Iran has not confirmed participation. - French President Emmanuel Macron called the US and Iranian blockades of the Strait of Hormuz “a mistake on both sides”. - Russia called
Pakistan’s military chief Asim Munir in Tehran on April 16, 2026 [Handout/Iranian parliament speaker’s office/West Asia News Agency via Reuters] ### Scenario 2: Talks end without a breakthrough but with a ceasefire extension
recent [poll](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/poll-trumps-approval-rating-hits-second-term-low-economy-iran-war-rcna331462) by NBC News suggested that two-thirds of Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of the war. With dissatisfaction growing, many of the president’s critics have pointed to Israel
Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, for [a second round](/news/2026/4/20/pakistan-ready-for-multi-day-us-iran-talks-but-tehran-unsure-about-joining) of talks with Iran aimed at extending a two-week ceasefire which is set to expire on Wednesday. The diplomatic efforts are unfolding amid sharp military
talk of press pools in faraway Washington being told to head for the airport, or speculation about the contents of the giant C-17 Globemaster transport planes that landed at a nearby military airbase earlier
diplomatic adviser to the president of the United Arab Emirates, described it to me in a recent interview. He warned that if Iran refused to relinquish its control of these international waters it would
recent post on the controversy](https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/13/iran-war-live-news-ceasefire-peace-talks-us-trump-strait-hormuz-blockade-middle-east-crisis-latest-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-69dd7acd8f08aa81602c89b7#block-69dd7acd8f08aa81602c89b7), and the video’s here: **The head of [Hezbollah](https://www.theguardian.com/world/hezbollah) called on Lebanon on Monday to pull out of direct talks with Israel
diplomatic relations, and the last direct, high-level talks between them took place in 1993. Over 2,000 people have been killed since Israeli military operations in Lebanon began on 2 March, just days after
Pakistan both insisted that Lebanon must be included. That has now happened, much to the fury of Israelis living close to the northern border who believe that their Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has caved
diplomatic delegation on Tuesday [if Iran agrees to further talks](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/20/jd-vance-to-lead-us-delegation-in-pakistan-if-iran-agrees-to-talks) in the Pakistani capital as the deadline for the current ceasefire looms. 2. ***UK politics*** | Keir Starmer has [accused Olly Robbins
diplomatic negotiations with Israel. Hezbollah opposes the talks. Israel had agreed to a ceasefire in Lebanon in 2024, but U.N. peacekeepers recorded more than 10,000 violations of that agreement, mostly by Israeli forces. --- ## Thousands