ISLAMABAD: Iran has proposed reopening the Strait of Hormuz and formalising a ceasefire with the United States before any negotiations on its nuclear program begin, according to a senior US official and two sources familiar with the discussions quoted by Axios.
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Araghchi returns to Islamabad for second day of talks with Pakistani leaders before heading to Moscow
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.
Pakistan condemns ‘heinous act of terrorism’ at DC gala; world leaders join in after Trump, first lady rushed to safety
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani leaders condemned the shooting that erupted Saturday night outside the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington and voiced relief that President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and other top American officials were unharmed.
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.
Iran’s foreign minister arrives in Islamabad, raising hopes for renewed US peace talks
ISLAMABAD: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Pakistan’s capital on Friday with a small delegation and was received by senior Pakistani leaders, including Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir.
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.
Security forces kill 22 militants in northwest Pakistan
By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD The security forces have killed 22 suspected terrorists in a joint intelligence-based operation in the Khyber district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
At least nine killed as militants storm copper-gold mining site in in restive Balochistan province
QUETTA: At least nine people were killed on Wednesday evening when dozens of armed militants stormed a copper and gold exploration site in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, officials said, the latest strike by ethnic separatist groups against the region’s mining industry.