Ghalibaf-led delegation arrives in Islamabad for talks with US, as Iran ‘preconditions’ remain

An Iranian negotiating delegation led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqher Ghalibaf has arrived in Islamabad for peace talks with the United States, Iranian media reports, adding that negotiations would begin if Washington accepted Tehran’s “preconditions.”

Ghalibaf stated earlier that those demands include a ceasefire in Lebanon, which Iran and mediating Pakistan have said was supposed to be part of the ceasefire with the US to begin with. The US and Israel have claimed otherwise. Ghalibaf has also called for the release of billions of dollars in frozen assets belonging to Iran.

Ghalibaf’s delegation includes senior political, military and economic officials, including the Iranian foreign minister, defense council secretary, central bank governor and several members of parliament.