Pakistan

Trump scraps US-Iran talks as hopes for peace fade

Iran’s President Pezeshkian demands the US lift its blockade on Iranian ports before talks begin

The US has yet to find a way to open the strait, where Iran has blocked nearly all ships apart from its own since the start of the war eight weeks ago.

Iran’s foreign minister arrives in Pakistan, Trump expects offer satisfying US demands

The tour will include consultations on the latest efforts to end the war, according to Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson

A man sits outside a closed shop on Apr 10 at a market after authorities ordered closures to reduce energy consumption in Karachi.

A war in the Persian Gulf is plunging Pakistan into darkness

ELECTRICITY has become a luxury for Mohammad Rizwan.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (right) welcomes Pakistan’s army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir (left) at an airport in Teheran on Apr 15.

Iran, US narrow differences after Pakistani mediation but splits remain: senior Iranian official

No dates have been decided for a second round of talks between Washington and Teheran

Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner (left), special envoy Steve Witkoff (centre) and Vice-President JD Vance (right) at a news conference in Islamabad on Apr 12.

US-Iran peace talks end without agreement, delegations leave Pakistan

No change in Hormuz as long as US does not agree to a ‘reasonable deal’, Iran media quotes informed source as saying

Teheran insisting that formal talks can begin only after Washington gives commitments on a ceasefire in Lebanon and lifting sanctions on Iran.

What are the main talking points at the US-Iran negotiations in Pakistan?

Teheran is expected to demand compensation for all damage during the six-week war

Israel and the US have said the Lebanon campaign is not part of the Iran-US ceasefire while Teheran insists it is.

US, Iran teams in Pakistan for peace talks but doubts emerge over Lebanon, sanctions

Disruption to energy supplies has fed inflation and slowed the global economy

Security has been intensified in Islamabad on Apr 9 ahead of the visit of US and Iranian delegations.

What to know about the US-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan

Vice-President JD Vance will lead the US delegation, while the speaker of Iran’s parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, will represent his country