Iran handed over a list of conditions for ending the war with the US and Israel in Islamabad. Key negotiations are at a standstill, awaiting the arrival of American envoys.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi left Pakistan on Saturday after negotiations with local officials, world agencies and Al-Jazeera television reported. The Iranian delegation in Islamabad handed over a list of its demands to end the war with the US and Israel. American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner planned to travel to Pakistan on Saturday, writes TASR.
- Iranian Minister Arakhchi left Pakistan after the negotiations.
- Iran handed over a list of demands to end the war.
- US ambassadors Witkoff and Kushner have not yet traveled to Pakistan.
- Direct US-Iranian negotiations in Islamabad are not planned.
Arákčí met with Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and other officials in Pakistan, where he arrived on Friday. He wrote on social networks that they discussed developments in the region and the red lines that Iran has set for negotiations with the US. He also said, without elaborating, that Iran would continue to work with Pakistan “until a result is reached.”
In the meantime, the Israeli newspaper The Times of Israel, citing its source, reported that Witkoff and Kushner had not yet flown out of Florida. According to the newspaper, Arákči could return to Pakistan to meet with American envoys early next week after completing his trips to Oman and Russia.
They broke off the negotiations
Islamabad has been waiting for several days for the resumption of US-Iranian talks, which began two weeks ago but were suspended after about 15 hours without a concrete result. The cease-fire in the war was unilaterally extended indefinitely by the United States.
The White House announced on Friday that US President Donald Trump would send Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan to meet with Araki. However, Iranian state media reported that direct talks between the US and Iranian delegations in Islamabad are not on the agenda. The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, according to the AP agency, also pointed out that any negotiations will take place indirectly and the messages will be passed on by the Pakistani side.
Responding to a question about Tehran’s reservations about US positions, an Iranian diplomatic source told Reuters on Saturday that Iran would not accept “maximalist demands”.
