The U.S. and Iran have signaled plans for a new round of cease-fire talks in Pakistan, two regional officials said Tuesday, even as leaders on both sides warned they are ready to resume fighting if the fragile two-week truce lapses without an agreement.
Neither the U.S. nor Iran has publicly confirmed the timing of the talks in Islamabad, with Iranian state television denying that any official was already in Pakistan’s capital.
Pakistan-led mediators received confirmation that the top negotiators, U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, will arrive in Islamabad early Wednesday to lead their teams in the talks, the regional officials told The Associated Press.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief reporters.
A cease-fire that began on April 8 was set to expire on Wednesday.
