US-Iran talks 'commenced' in Pakistan, PM Sharif says

Pakistan's Prime Minister confirms separate high-level meetings with US and Iranian officials, describing the start of diplomatic talks aimed at fostering regional stability. | Contesto: cronaca

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• US-Iran talks 'commenced' in Pakistan, PM Sharif says

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In a significant diplomatic development, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif confirmed that separate, high-level meetings with senior officials from the United States and Iran have 'commenced' in Islamabad. The talks, held on Monday, involved US Vice President JD Vance and Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Qalibaf, who each met privately with the Pakistani leader. While the discussions were held bilaterally with Pakistan, Prime Minister Sharif explicitly framed them as part of a process between the long-adversarial powers, expressing his hope that the engagement would lead to a 'durable peace.' The meetings mark a rare and deliberate use of Pakistan's capital as a neutral ground for indirect dialogue between Washington and Tehran. The substance of the separate conversations remains confidential, but the mere occurrence of these parallel visits signals a potential thaw in a relationship frozen by decades of hostility. The US and Iran have had no formal diplomatic relations since 1980, with tensions escalating in recent years over Iran's nuclear program, regional proxy conflicts, and sanctions. For Vice President Vance to be in the same city, engaged in talks through the same intermediary, as Iran's third-highest ranking official—the Speaker of the Parliament is a key figure in the country's political hierarchy—suggests a carefully orchestrated diplomatic probe. It indicates that behind-the-scenes channels, possibly active for some time, have matured to a point where direct, albeit mediated, high-level contact is deemed necessary by both sides. Pakistan's role as the host is not incidental. The South Asian nation maintains working relationships with both nations, despite their complexities. It shares a long, volatile border with Iran and has historically navigated a delicate balance between its strategic partnership with the United States and its cultural and religious ties to Iran. Prime Minister Sharif's government, facing severe economic challenges and internal security threats, has a vested interest in promoting regional stability. Facilitating dialogue between Washington and Tehran aligns with Pakistan's stated foreign policy goals of becoming a bridge...

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