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Pakistan still seeks to bridge US, Iran gaps despite failure of face-to-face talks

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27-04-2026 | 08:18

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Pakistan still seeks to bridge US, Iran gaps despite failure of face-to-face talks

Work has not halted to bridge gaps between the United States and Iran, sources from mediator Pakistan said, despite the failure of face-to-face diplomacy after Donald Trump called off a trip by his envoys and said Iran should phone when it wants a deal.

Iranian sources disclosed Tehran's latest proposal, which would first seek to end the war and resolve the stand-off over Gulf shipping, while pushing wider talks about Iran's nuclear program until later. That suggestion is unlikely to satisfy Washington, which says nuclear issues must be resolved from the outset.

Hopes of reviving peace efforts have receded since the U.S. president scrapped a visit on Saturday by his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Islamabad, the Pakistani capital, where Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi shuttled in and out twice over the weekend.

Araghchi, who also visited Oman, arrived on Monday in Russia to meet President Vladimir Putin, a longstanding ally.

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