Pakistan to host Iran-U.S. ceasefire talks on Friday

Pakistan is expected to host talks on Friday aimed at turning the new two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States into a broader political agreement, according to international media reports.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called on both sides on Tuesday evening to accept a temporary halt in fighting, after which U.S. President Donald Trump said he had agreed to the proposal.

Iran has since said the talks will proceed on the basis of a formal multi-point framework, with officials presenting the ceasefire not as a retreat but as a negotiated opening shaped by Tehran’s own conditions.

According to Iranian statements and regional reporting, Tehran’s proposal includes demands such as guarantees against future U.S. attacks, recognition of Iran’s right to uranium enrichment, sanctions relief and compensation for wartime damage.

The planned Islamabad meeting is being seen as the first serious diplomatic test of whether the current pause can move beyond crisis management and develop into a more durable settlement.

Reuters reported that Trump said Iran had presented a 10-point proposal he considered a “workable basis” for negotiations, while Pakistan’s military and political leadership helped secure the current two-week pause.

The ceasefire remains fragile, however, with major unresolved issues including the future of the Strait of Hormuz, sanctions, regional armed groups and the scope of any final U.S.-Iran security arrangement.

If the Islamabad talks go ahead as planned, they could become the most important diplomatic opening of the conflict so far — though the distance between the two sides remains substantial.

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