UN chief says it’s ‘highly probable’ US-Iran talks will resume

A billboard of the US-Iran negotiations is seen near the venue at the Serena Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 12, 2026. (AP/Anjum Naveed)
A billboard of the US-Iran negotiations is seen near the venue at the Serena Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 12, 2026. (AP/Anjum Naveed)

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the United Nations has an indication that it is highly probable talks to end the Iran war will restart.

US President Donald Trump said today that Iran talks could resume in Pakistan over the next two days, according to an interview with the New York Post.

Asked what the United Nations knew about such prospects, Guterres tells reporters at the UN, “The indication we have is that it is highly probable that these talks will restart.”

Guterres says he met today with the deputy prime minister of Pakistan, and praised Pakistan’s peace efforts.

“I consider it essential that these negotiations go on,” Guterres says. “I think it would be unrealistic to expect… such a complex problem, long-lasting problem, could be resolved in the first session of a negotiation. So we need negotiations to go on, and we need a ceasefire to persist as negotiations go on.”

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