Islamabad preparing for new round of Iran-US talks - report
Pakistani authorities have begun preparations for the second round of negotiations between Iran and the United States, The Express Tribune newspaper reported, citing sources.
Pakistani authorities have begun preparations for the second round of negotiations between Iran and the United States, The Express Tribune newspaper reported, citing sources.
Houthi rebels from the Yemen-based Ansar Allah movement may shut down an alternative oil trafficking route through the Red Sea in order to support Iran, CNN reports.
The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog says that “very detailed” measures to verify Iran’s nuclear activities must be included in a potential U.S.-Iran agreement to end their war in the Middle East.
Iran’s VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier) supertanker, which is under U.S. sanctions, has crossed the Strait of Hormuz and entered the territorial waters of the Islamic Republic with its positioning device turned on, the Fars agency reported.
The U.S. military said its blockade of Iranian ports has been “fully implemented” and economic trade entering and leaving Iran by sea has been “completely halted”.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance is expected to once again lead the U.S. delegation in the event of the next round of negotiations with Iran, CNN reported, citing sources.
Moscow expresses its willingness to contribute to solving the issue around Iran’s enriched uranium stocks, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said following an official visit to China.
Iran sees dialogue as the only way to build constructive relations with other nations but will not tolerate attempts to impose someone else’s will on the country, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance said that U.S. President Donald Trump is pursuing a sweeping agreement with Iran rather than a narrower deal.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar on Tuesday discussed the talks between the U.S. and Iran.
The previous round of consultations in Pakistan yielded no results
The potential consequences may be is still unclear, the press secretary emphasized
Qatar is not a mediator in the Iranian-US negotiations, as this role is played exclusively by Pakistan
Saudi Arabia is demanding that the US stop blocking the Strait of Hormuz and return to the negotiating table with Iran, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources.
Chinese authorities are demanding the restoration of normal shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and consider the United States’ blockade of it an irresponsible step, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said.
The second round of talks between the United States and Iran could take place this week in Islamabad, Pakistan, Reuters reported.
Oil prices are likely to hit their peak "in the next few weeks" once ship traffic resumes through the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright said.
Pakistan has proposed hosting the second round of Iran-U.S. talks in the coming days, the Associated Press reported, citing sources.
At the talks between Iran and the United States in Islamabad, Tehran proposed to pause uranium enrichment for a period of up to five years, The New York Times reported, citing Iranian and U.S. officials.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had had a phone call with U.S. Vice President JD Vance to discuss the results of the talks between the United States and Iran in Pakistan.