In Islamabad
\nVienna
\nThe United States and Iran are expected to hold negotiations covering issues \u201cbroader in scope\u201d in Islamabad this weekend, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi said on Wednesday.
\nThe nuclear watchdog chief said that the forthcoming discussions are expected to cover missiles, Iran-aligned militias and security guarantees for Tehran, Turkiye\u2019s Anadolu Agency reported, citing Grossi\u2019s interview with Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.
\nHe added: \u201cThis time, there will also be missiles, militias allied with the Islamic Republic, security guarantees for Iran on the table.\u201d
\nGrossi suggested that a temporary resolution could be achievable, stressing that military options should be avoided.
\n\u201cThere are alternative diplomatic plans that would allow both a solution that says that at the moment there will be no more enrichment because the political, military, and trust situation does not allow it; and, in principle, to reassess the issue in five or ten years\u2019 time,\u201d he added.
\nThe remarks come amid efforts to open a window for diplomacy to end the nearly month-long war between the US, Israel, and Iran, which began on February 28 and has affected the broader Middle East.
\nPakistan, working closely with Turkey and Egypt, has played a key role in back-channel diplomacy, relaying messages between Washington and Tehran to prevent further escalation and maintain regional stability.
\nThese efforts included direct contact between Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir and US President Donald Trump on Sunday, confirmed by the White House.
\nPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also announced that Pakistan was ready to host talks between the US and Iran, a move acknowledged by President Trump, who reposted the statement on his Truth Social account.
\nSubsequently, Pakistan delivered a US proposal to Iran, a senior Iranian source told Reuters on Wednesday. The source did not reveal details of the proposal or confirm if it was the 15-point US framework reported by media outlets.
\nTurkey is also reportedly helping explore avenues to end the war, with either Pakistan or Turkey under consideration as the venue for talks, the source said. In a latest development, Iran has rejected the US proposal, insisting it will end the ongoing \u201cimposed war\u201d on its own terms and timeline, a senior political-security official told Press TV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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