US EditionAfter Iran War Talks Yield No Deal, Pakistan Pushing for Round 2 of "Islamabad Process"
Pakistan said it will keep mediating as the United States and Iran remained at odds over frozen assets, Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz.
- On Sunday, April 12, direct talks between the United States and Iran in Islamabad concluded without an agreement, as Pakistani officials urged both sides to maintain their two-week ceasefire.
- Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf led the Iranian delegation while Vice-President Vance headed the team from America, with the trip serving as a potential booster for Vance's anticipated 2028 presidential bid.
- Negotiations stalled over demands including an end to Israeli military operations in Lebanon and release of frozen Iranian assets, though a compromise involving US$6 billion in funds held in Qatar remains possible.
- Tasnim agency warned that the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will continue unless the United States agrees to a "reasonable deal," while both sides currently threaten more violence.
- Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar vowed to continue facilitating dialogue in the coming days, emphasizing that these discussions represented the highest level of contact between the two nations.
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Pakistan PM Sharif says 'full effort' still on to resolve US-Iran conflict
ISLAMABAD, April 13 (Reuters) - Full efforts are still being made to resolve the conflict between the U.S. and Iran, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday, a day after talks between the two sides, held in Islamabad, ended without agreement. (Reporting by Asif Shahzad, writing by Hritam Mukherjee; Editing by YP Rajesh)
World powers urge US, Iran to uphold truce, return to talks
• Dar says imperative truce remains in place for durable peace in ‘region and beyond’• EU insists diplomacy essential to resolve conflict, to contribute to peace efforts• Oman, Australia ministers urge both sides to extend ceasefire, return to negotiations ISLAMABAD: As talks failed to break the deadlock, Pakistan on Sunday requested the US and Iran to uphold the ceasefire amid calls from the international community to extend the truce and to us…
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