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STANDARD DIPLOMATIC UNVERIFIED

US-Iran Direct Negotiations Initiated in Islamabad to End Six-Week Conflict

Apr 10, 2026 03:19 PM CT Islamabad, Pakistan diplomacy,peace-talks,de-escalation,US-Iran,Islamabad

Summary

US and Iranian delegations are convening in Islamabad for direct peace talks aimed at terminating a six-week period of active warfare. This development represents a significant de-escalation effort involving direct state-to-state diplomacy between the primary antagonists, potentially altering the conflict trajectory by moving from kinetic confrontation to negotiated settlement.

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US and Iranian delegations are set to meet in Islamabad for peace talks to end six weeks of war.

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Actor Responses

United States NEUTRAL

Deployed a delegation to Islamabad to engage in peace talks with Iran.

Iran NEUTRAL

Deployed a delegation to Islamabad to engage in peace talks with the US to end the war.

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