Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, is traveling to Pakistan for talks with officials who have been mediating negotiations between Tehran and Washington on a permanent end to the war in the Middle East.
US-Iran Negotiations
Technical teams are working on details of the deal, following high-level negotiations in Switzerland led by Vice President JD Vance and Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf.
The negotiations have led to the creation of a ‘de-confliction cell’ to address the fighting in Lebanon between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group.
The US and Iran have also discussed ‘mechanisms’ to ensure the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for the transit of oil, remains open.
Iran’s Stance
In Tehran, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told reporters that no visits have been scheduled for the UN watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, to see Iranian nuclear sites bombed by the United States last year.
Vance had previously said the negotiations in Switzerland won an agreement for the IAEA to inspect the sites.
Iran’s ambassador in Geneva, Ali Bahreini, questioned Vance’s contention that the US and Qatar would have to approve how Iran uses unfrozen funds.
‘Iran is the only country who decides what to do with those assets,’ he told reporters.
Original reporting: NBC10 Boston — read the source article.
