Ghalibaf<\/a> and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.<\/p>\nAl Jazeera\u2019s Abid Hussain, reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan, said the talks were initially meant to be \u201cproximate talks\u201d, but \u201cour sources close to the mediation say the two teams are 1775916783 involved in direct negotiations, with the Pakistani mediators also present\u201d in the room.<\/p>\n
Vance and Ghalibaf met with Pakistan\u2019s Sharif earlier on Saturday, with Sharif\u2019s office saying Islamabad looked forward to continuing its facilitation of both sides.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Prime Minister expressed the hope that these talks would serve as a stepping stone toward durable peace in the region,\u201d Sharif\u2019s office said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The negotiations proceeded despite earlier assertions from Tehran that they would not take place without commitments on Lebanon\u2019s inclusion in the ceasefire and US sanctions.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Ghalibaf wrote on X that Washington had previously agreed to unblock Iranian assets and to a ceasefire in Lebanon, where Israeli attacks on Iran-backed Hezbollah fighters have killed nearly 2,000 people since the start of the fighting in March.<\/p>\n
Israel \u2060and the US have said the Lebanon campaign is not part of the Iran-US ceasefire, while Tehran and Pakistan say it is.<\/p>\n
Al Jazeera\u2019s Osama Bin Javaid, reporting from Islamabad, cited sources as saying that \u201cthere has been some progress made on basic conditions, including on the need for a ceasefire in Lebanon\u201d.<\/p>\n
Sources are also saying that \u201cthere could be some movement on the unfreezing\u201d of Iranian assets, said Bin Javaid. However, he also said that \u201cit is still early hours and a lot of this needs to be confirmed,\u201d but that Pakistan is still very hopeful about the possibility of a breakthrough.<\/p>\n
Ghalibaf said earlier that Iran was ready to reach a deal if Washington offered what he described as a genuine agreement and granted Iran its rights, Iranian state media reported.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur experience in negotiating with the Americans has always been met with failure and broken\u00a0promises,\u201d Ghalibaf said, shortly after landing in Pakistan.<\/p>\n
The White House did not immediately comment on the Iranian demands, but Trump posted on social media that the only reason the Iranians were alive was to negotiate a deal.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Iranians don\u2019t seem to realize they have no cards, other than a short term extortion of the World by using International Waterways. The only reason they are \u200calive today is to negotiate!\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Vance, speaking as he headed to Pakistan, said he expected a positive outcome but added: \u201cIf they\u2019re going to try to play us, then they\u2019re going to find the negotiating team is not that receptive.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump announced a two-week ceasefire in the war on Tuesday, which has halted US and Israeli air strikes on Iran.<\/p>\n
But it has not ended Iran\u2019s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, which has caused the biggest-ever disruption to global energy supplies, or calmed the parallel war between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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