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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Friday that leaders of both Iran and the United States would attend ceasefire talks in his country -- and warned that progress would be hard work.“In response to my sincere invitation, the leaderships of both countries are coming to Islamabad. There, negotiations will be held for the establishment of peace,” Sharif said in an address to the nation.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.While US Vice President JD Vance was on his way to Pakistan, there had been a question mark over the Iran delegation after Tehran set conditions for the start of negotiations.Tehran has said a two-week ceasefire in place must apply to Lebanon, where Israel was still carrying out bombing raids on Iran-backed Hezbollah.Iran also called for its assets frozen abroad because of US sanctions to be unblocked.Sharif sounded a more positive note, thanking both sides for agreeing to meet, but said the hard work was still to
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