ISLAMABAD: Diplomats worked through back channels Tuesday to arrange a new round of talks between the United States and Iran after Washington enacted its blockade of Iranian ports, while Tehran threatened to retaliate by striking targets across the war-weary region.
US President Donald Trump said a second round of talks could happen “over the next two days,” telling the New York Post the negotiations could be held again in the capital of Pakistan.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres concurred, saying it’s “highly probable” that talks will restart. He cited a meeting he had with Pakistan’s deputy prime minister, Ishaq Dar.
Meanwhile in Washington, the first direct talks in decades between the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors to the US concluded on a productive note, according to the US State Department.
Dr. Mohammed Al-Sulami
