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Monday, March 23, 2026
Direct talks between US and Iran could be held in Islamabad as soon as this week — sources
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA Pakistani official and a second source tell Reuters that direct talks on ending the war could be held in Islamabad as soon as this week.
Egypt, Pakistan and Gulf states have been relaying messages between Iran and the US, a European official tells Reuters.
Iranian media reports that President Masoud Pezeshkian and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif discussed the impact of the war on regional and global security in a phone call earlier today.
Pezeshkian is quoted as having said that Iran is committed “to preserving stability and security and countering foreign interference in regional affairs” and wants to strengthen cooperation with the countries of the region.
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