US and Iran could start fresh round of talks in Islamabad next week
Turkish press reports say the US and Iran could open a fresh round of direct talks in Pakistan next week aimed at ending the war. Reopening the Strait of Hormuz and resuming nuclear inspections are flagged as the most sensitive items on the table.
According to Turkish daily Dünya, Islamabad could host the next round of direct US-Iran talks aimed at ending the war. The session is expected to start next week.
Mediation by Pakistan and Oman has helped put the round on the calendar. The two sides are reportedly working from a 14-point draft text covering safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, the resumption of International Atomic Energy Agency inspections in Iran and a phased lifting of sanctions on Tehran.
A short-lived ceasefire was implemented in recent weeks, but fresh fire in the Hormuz strait pulled the parties back into open exchanges. The Islamabad round is being framed as the most concrete diplomatic step in months toward a durable settlement. Oil markets are already pricing in some chance of a deal, with Brent easing late in the week.
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