Iran-US Ceasefire Talks In Islamabad Live Updates: Nations Set For Talks As Lebanon Remains Sticking Point

Iran US Israel War Ceasefire, Peace Talks In Islamabad Live Updates: Iran and the United States face deep divisions over Lebanon and Iran’s nuclear programme that threaten to derail negotiations before they begin. The US delegation is led by Vice President JD Vance and the talks come six weeks after US and Israeli strikes on Iran killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, triggering a war that has killed thousands, shut the Strait of Hormuz and driven oil prices to record highs.

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Pakistan brokered a two-week ceasefire earlier this week, but it is already under strain. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher

Ghalibaf lead the Iranian side. The two delegations are expected to sit in separate rooms at Islamabad’s Serena Hotel, with Pakistani officials shuttling between them.

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The central fault line heading into the talks is Lebanon. Iran insists the ceasefire covers Israeli strikes there. Washington and Israel say it does not. Israel carried out its most intense strikes on Lebanon this week, killing more than 200 people and Tehran has warned it could walk away from talks if the bombing continues.

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