US and Iran hold direct talks in Pakistan to end war

US and Iran hold direct talks in Pakistan to end war Submitted by MEE staff on Sat, 04/11/2026 - 15:34 As talks began - the first since 1979 - conflicting accounts emerged over what had been agreed Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets with Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, ahead of US-Iran peace talks, in Islamabad, Pakistan, 11 April 2026 (Pakistan's Prime Minister Office/Handout/Reuters) Off Senior US and Iranian officials met on Saturday in the Pakistani capital for the highest-level talks between Washington and Tehran in 50 years, as they sought to bring an end to the six-week war . The two-hour meeting brought together US Vice President JD Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, alongside Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Pakistan's army chief was also present.