ISLAMABAD: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi returned to Pakistan on Sunday for a second round of talks with the country’s civil and military leadership, pressing Tehran’s conditions for ending the war with the United States and Israel even as President Donald Trump dismissed the latest Iranian overtures and told Tehran it could simply “call us” if it wanted to negotiate.
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Araghchi heads back to Islamabad on Sunday amid US rebuff of Iran proposal
ISLAMABAD: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is expected to return to Pakistan on Sunday night, Iranian state media reported, even as President Donald Trump on Saturday abruptly canceled a planned visit by two senior US envoys and dismissed Tehran’s latest proposals for ending the war.
Araghchi delivers Tehran’s response to US proposals in Pakistan as Trump envoy trip over ‘not enough’ offer
ISLAMABAD: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi left the Pakistani capital on Saturday after handing over Tehran’s formal response to American proposals for ending the war, in a day of intensive consultations with Pakistan’s prime minister and top military commander.
Witkoff, Kushner to join Araghchi’s delegation in Islamabad as second round of peace negotiations looms
ISLAMABAD: The White House announced on Friday that two senior American envoys will fly to Pakistan on Saturday for what officials described as a second round of direct peace talks with Iran, even as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi prepares to arrive in Islamabad late Friday night with a small negotiating team.
Iran’s foreign minister heads to Pakistan, raising prospects for renewed US talks
ISLAMABAD: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is expected to arrive in Pakistan’s capital late on Friday with a small negotiating team, officials said, in a development that could clear the way for a second round of direct peace talks with the United States aimed at ending the two-month-old war.
Trump orders US Navy to fire on Iranian boats laying mines in Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions despite fragile truce
ISLAMABAD: President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he has directed the US Navy to “shoot and kill” any Iranian vessels attempting to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz, a dramatic escalation that risks unraveling a tenuous cease-fire between the United States and Iran even as both sides maneuver for leverage in stalled peace talks.
Trump and Pakistani officials see possible US-Iran talks as soon as Friday, even as Tehran seizes ships in Hormuz
ISLAMABAD: President Donald Trump and Pakistani officials signaled on Wednesday that “good news” on a second round of direct US-Iran negotiations could emerge within 36 to 72 hours, potentially as soon as Friday, raising cautious hopes for a diplomatic off-ramp even as Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seized two container ships in the Strait of Hormuz and the United States maintained its naval blockade of Iranian ports.
Iran signals openness to diplomacy but vows to defend itself as Trump extends fragile US-Iran ceasefire at Pakistan’s request
ISLAMABAD: Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday welcomed Pakistan’s mediation efforts to end the Middle East war but offered no direct comment on a last-minute extension of the cease-fire announced hours earlier by President Donald Trump, even as a second round of US-Iran talks in the Pakistani capital appeared to be unraveling before it began.
Trump extends Iran ceasefire at Pakistan’s request, buying time for Tehran to submit peace proposal
ISLAMABAD: President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he had directed the US military to extend an already strained ceasefire with Iran, keeping a naval blockade in place while Tehran prepares what he called a “unified proposal” to end the conflict that began with American and Israeli strikes in late February.
Pakistan presses US and Iran to extend fragile ceasefire as deadline looms and second round of talks hangs in balance
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan pressed the United States and Iran on Tuesday to extend their two-week ceasefire and return to the negotiating table, even as a formal response from Tehran about attending a second round of US-Iran talks in Islamabad remained elusive and President Donald Trump signaled he was prepared to resume military strikes.