The US side at the meeting includes Vice President JD Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff, and ترامب's son-in-law Jared Kushner. Iran is represented by a delegation led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, Reuters reports.
Iranian delegation in Islamabad. Photo: Iranian Foreign Ministry
These talks will be the highest-level contacts between the United States and Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, and the first official direct negotiations since 2015, when the sides reached an agreement on Iran's nuclear program.
According to CNN, citing sources, the talks will begin with dialogue through mediators, followed by direct consultations. The Washington Post reports that the US will ask Iran to release detained Americans.
On April 8, the sides agreed to a two-week ceasefire. Washington proposed a program that includes lifting sanctions and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. In response, Tehran presented a plan calling for control over the strait and an end to military operations in the region.