Pakistan PM headed to Riyadh and Ankara amid prospect of new US-Iran talks

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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is visiting Saudi Arabia and Turkiye this week to promote further US-Iran negotiations. This follows a two-week ceasefire halting US and Israeli strikes on Iran. President Zardari has urged continued engagement with the US, Iran, and other key powers to sustain the peace process. Despite recent unsuccessful talks between US and Iranian officials, there is growing support for Sharif's initiative, with President Trump suggesting talks could resume in Pakistan soon. Reports indicate that Tehran and Washington have agreed to more talks, although the details are yet to be finalized.

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US Vice President JD Vance and Iranian parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf had 21 hours of talks ending Sunday without results.

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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit Saudi Arabia and Turkiye this week.

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Sharif is attempting to moderate a second round of peace talks between the United States and Iran.

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Trump said talks could resume in Pakistan over the next two days.

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Tehran and Washington have agreed to more talks but location, timing and delegations not decided.

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Sharif pushing for further negotiations. Trump says talks could resume in Pakistan in next two days.Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says he will visit Saudi Arabia and Turkiye this week as his bid to moderate a second round of peace talks between the United States and Iran appears to gather momentum.President Asif Ali Zardari said in a statement released on Tuesday that Sharif had briefed him on his drive to discuss the issue with his fellow mediators and to secure further negotiations, which comes during a two-week ceasefire that has halted US and Israeli strikes on Iran.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Iran remains an obstacle to the ‘Greater Israel’ projectlist 2 of 3How much will US Hormuz blockade hurt Iran, and does Tehran have an escape?list 3 of 3Why are the US, Iran arguing over duration of uranium enrichment ban?end of listZardari urged the prime minister and other officials to remain engaged with the US, Iran and other key powers to try to sustain the peace process.After unconfirmed reports on Monday that backchannel negotiations to arrange new peace talks were under way, comments from US President Donald Trump and the United Nations on Tuesday suggested there is support for Sharif’s push.The optimism comes despite 21 hours of face-to-face talks involving US Vice President JD Vance and Iranian parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf ending on Sunday without any results.Trump said in an interview with the New York Post published on Tuesday that talks could resume in Pakistan over the next two days.The newspaper reported Trump had initially said the talks would be held in Europe but later called back to say it was “more likely” they would return to Islamabad, praising Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir as “doing a great job”.The Associated Press reported on Tuesday that a diplomat from one of the mediating countries said Tehran and Washington had agreed to more talks but the location, timing and composition of the delegations had not been decided.

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