Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, arrived in 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. The visit comes as technical teams were working on details of the deal following high-level negotiations in Switzerland.
US-Iran Talks
The negotiations in Switzerland were led by U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf. However, discrepancies have emerged on what had been agreed so far, and violence broke out again in Lebanon.
In Tehran, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, told reporters that no visits have been scheduled for the U.N. watchdog — the International Atomic Energy Agency — to examine Iranian nuclear sites bombed by the United States last year. Vance previously said the negotiations in Switzerland won an agreement for the IAEA to inspect the sites.
Lebanon Violence
Violence flared again in southern Lebanon as Israeli soldiers opened fire, killing two people. The reports of violence came after two days of calm following a ceasefire brokered on Saturday. Any renewal of heavy fighting could threaten the broader diplomatic talks, since Iran has demanded that a full truce in Lebanon be part of any comprehensive deal.
President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and other senior officials received Pezeshkian upon his arrival in Islamabad amid tight security. Television footage showed Pezeshkian embracing Zardari and Sharif as they welcomed him.
Original reporting: WTVQ (Lexington) — read the source article.
