The first round of talks between the US and Iran has opened in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, to seek a permanent ceasefire following a two-week temporary truce between the two warring sides, official sources told Anadolu.
The two delegations on Saturday are holding separate meetings with Pakistani officials at a five-star hotel in the capital to “make patchwork” before direct talks between the two sides, the sources said.
“We cannot say at the moment when the two delegations will sit face-to-face. At the moment, they are holding talks with Pakistani officials,” the sources added.
US President Donald Trump said Iran talks have begun in Islamabad and added Tehran will open the Strait of Hormuz in the “not too distant future”, NewsNation has reported.
Trump also said if talks with Iran do not go well, “we’ll reset; we’re ready to go.”
The high-stakes talks, dubbed the “Islamabad Talks”, began soon after separate meetings between the Iranian and US delegations and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif earlier in the day.