US-Iran officials meet in Islamabad as Tehran outlines terms for talks - report US and Iranian officials met in Islamabad with Pakistan mediators as Tehran laid out its red lines, including demands on the Strait of Hormuz, asset releases, and a regional ceasefire.

 

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 US-Iran officials meet in Islamabad as Tehran outlines terms for talks - report
US and Iranian officials met in Islamabad with Pakistan mediators as Tehran laid out its red lines, including demands on the Strait of Hormuz, asset releases, and a regional ceasefire.

Ceasefire negotiations between delegations of senior officials from the United States and Iran began in Islamabad on Saturday, with Pakistani intermediaries present to aid in the talks.

The talks are being held face-to-face between the US and Iranian delegations, Reuters reported, citing a Pakistani source.

Full teams of US experts on subjects relevant to the negotiations are present in Islamabad, with additional experts providing support from Washington, according to a White House official.

According to Iranian state media, before the talks began, Iran outlined its "red lines," which it insisted that Washington must accept for negotiations to proceed.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with members of the US delegation, including US Vice President JD Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff, and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, the White House and Sharif's office said.

Iran entering talks with 'complete distrust' of US
Earlier, the Iranian delegation, led by Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, also met with Sharif to determine the timing and manner of possible negotiations, according to local media.

Araghchi spoke with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on the phone prior to the talks, according to Iranian government-sponsored outlet, Mehr News Agency, sharing with Wadephul  that Iran is entering the talks with “complete distrust” of the US.

 

 Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets with Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, as delegations from the United States and Iran are expected to hold peace talks, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 11, 2026. (credit: Office of the Iranian Parliament Speaker/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS)
"Due to America's repeated breaches of commitments and betrayals of diplomacy, Iran enters the negotiations with complete distrust and will fight with full authority to secure the interests and rights of the Iranian people," Araghchi told Wadephul.

Iranian state TV network 'Press TV' reported Tehran's delegation had set out its red lines to Sharif, adding that these concerned the Strait of Hormuz, the release of Iran's blocked assets, the payment of war reparations, and a ceasefire to be enforced across the region.

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