ISLAMABAD: Negotiations between the United States and Iran to end the Middle East war had begun in Islamabad, though the format of the talks remained unclear.
The Fars and Tasnim news agencies said “it was decided to begin negotiations” following “progress made during preliminary talks and the reduction of attacks by the Zionist regime in southern Beirut in Lebanon,” referring to Israel.
Iranian agencies Mehr and Isna also announced the start of negotiations, after Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s office said the peace talks had “commenced.”
Earlier on Saturday, US Vice President JD Vance held talks with Sharif, the White House and Sharif’s office said, with special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner also taking part.
“Prime Minister expressed the hope that these talks would serve as a stepping stone toward durable peace in the region,” Sharif’s office said.
