The Korea Times
ISLAMABAD — Negotiations between the United States and Iran appeared to have concluded for now, Iran's government said early on Sunday, after a series of talks in Pakistan to end the six-week war between Washington and Tehran. The talks in Islamabad were the first direct U.S.-Iranian meeting in more than a decade and the highest-level discussions since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The outcome could determine the fate of the fragile two-week ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for about 20 percent of global energy supplies that Iran has blocked since the war began. The conflict has sent global oil prices soaring and killed thousands of people. In a post on X, Iran's government said that after 14 hours, the talks had concluded and technical experts from both sides would exchange documents. "Negotiations will continue despite some remaining differences," the post added, though it did not say when they would restart. An Iranian state TV reporter said the talks would continue on Sunday. U.S. Vice President JD Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Dona
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