US EditionU.S. and Iran Teams in Pakistan for Peace Talks Amid Doubts over Possible Deal
Tehran says talks cannot start until Washington agrees to ease sanctions and include Lebanon in the ceasefire, as nearly 2,000 have died in the fighting.
- On Saturday, U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Iranian parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan, to begin high-level negotiations aimed at ending their six-week-old war.
- Following President Donald Trump's Tuesday ceasefire announcement, Tehran threw talks into doubt by demanding commitments on a Lebanon ceasefire and release of frozen assets before negotiations could begin.
- Tehran's agenda includes sanctions relief and transit fee authority over the Strait of Hormuz, while President Trump claimed Iranian officials "have no cards" to negotiate with, accusing them of using the waterway for extortion.
- Vice President Vance warned that if Iranians "try and play us, then they're going to find the negotiating team is not that receptive," while Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated Tehran enters with "deep distrust."
- Israeli strikes continue across southern Lebanon, killing at least three people in Nabatieh, as the ceasefire remains fragile and regional fighting threatens to derail the Islamabad negotiations.
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The French president also called for the restoration of maritime traffic "as quickly as possible" in the Strait of OrmuzMacron criticises Trump's strategy in Iran and calls for a coalition of independent countries in front of the U.S. The French president, Emmanuel Macron, this Saturday called for respect for the ceasefire agreed by the U.S. and Iran, which began talks today in Islamabad, and extended "without delay" to Lebanon. Macron also urge…
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Set to be the first direct talks since 2015, the negotiations hinge on Iran's demand to link a deal to a Lebanon cease-fire and sanctions relief, despite U.S. rejection; Trump's truce has paused strikes but left key flashpoints unresolved
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