ISLAMABAD (AFP)
Senior Iranian and American officials began negotiations in Pakistan on Saturday, Iranian media reported, in a bid to bring to an end the war.
According to Iranian media reports, the Iranian delegation decided to begin talks with their US counterparts after meeting with their Pakistani host, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who also sat down with US Vice President JD Vance.
The Iranian delegation is led by parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, and Vance was accompanied by White House envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
"Commending the commitment of both delegations to engage constructively, the Prime Minister expressed the hope that these talks would serve as a stepping stone toward durable peace in the region," Sharif's office said.