ISLAMABAD (AP).— USA e Iran They continued on Sunday (April 12, 2026) their first talks face to face in Pakistanafter on the night of Tuesday the 7th they announced a fragile two-week ceasefirein a guerra which has already claimed thousands of lives and shaken world markets.
The White House confirmed the high-level meeting.
The United States delegation, led by the vice president, JD Vanceand the Iranian delegation, with the president of Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Qalibafin front, analyzed with Pakistan how to boost a cease-fire already threatened by deep disagreements and Israel’s continued attacks on Lebanonwhose Ministry of Health He said the death toll from the Israeli attacks has already surpassed 2,000.
Previous US-Iran negotiations
From the Islamic Revolution of Iran in 1979the most direct contact of USA occurred in 2013when the president Barack Obama called the newly elected president Hassan Rouhani to talk about the Iranian nuclear program.
The most recent meetings at the highest level were between Secretary of State John Kerry and his counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif during negotiations on the programme.
Talks are now underway between Vancea reluctant defender of guerra who has little diplomatic experience, and Califa former commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
Iran sets ‘red lines’, including compensation for attacks
The state news agency Iran He said the tripartite talks began after Iranian preconditions were met, including a decrease in Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon.
The delegation of Isew He told Iranian state television that he presented some “red lines” in meetings with the Pakistani prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif.
Among them were a compensation for damages caused by the American-Israeli attacks that began the guerra he February 28, 2026 y the release of Iran’s frozen assets.
The guerra already claimed the lives of at least 3,000 personas in Iran, 2,020 in Lebanon, 23 in Israel and more than a dozen in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf.
Furthermore, it has already caused lasting damage to infrastructure in half a dozen countries in Middle East.
Likewise, the control of Iran about the vital Strait of Hormuz largely isolated the Persian Gulf and its exports oil and gass of the world economy, skyrocketing the price of energy.
In a reflection of how much is at stake, officials in the region said that Chinese, Egyptian, Saudi and Qatari authorities were in Islamabad to indirectly facilitate conversations.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive matter.
What Iranians think of the US-Iran negotiations
In Tehran, inhabitants They told The Associated Press that they were skeptical, although they had some hope in conversationss after weeks of air attacks that left destruction in his country, of some 93 million inhabitants.
“Peace alone is not enough for our country, because we have been hit very hard, there have been enormous costs,” he said. Amir Razzai Far62 years old.
And in his strongest words yet, Pope Leo XIV He denounced the “illusion of omnipotence” that fuels war.
For his part, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Abbas Araghchipointed out that Tehran came to the negotiations with a “deep distrust” stemming from previous attacks against Islamic Republic during previous rounds of talks.
Araghchiwho is part of the Iranian delegation that traveled to Pakistansaid on Saturday, April 11, that his country is ready to take retaliation if attacked again.
US-Iran Negotiations: What They Ask
In your 10 point proposal, Iran He asked for a last guarantee of war, control over the Strait of Hormuz and end fighting against Iran’s “regional allies,” explicitly calling for a pause in Israeli attacks on the Lebanon.
The US 15-point proposal includes restricting the nuclear program Iran and reopen the strait.
Israel continues attacking Lebanon
Meanwhile, Israel kept attacking Lebanon after saying that there is no ceasefire in that country. Iran and Pakistan They disagreed. The Lebanese state news agency reported that at least three people were killed.
Negotiations between Israel y Lebanon begin on Tuesday, April 14 in Washington, the Lebanese president’s office reported on Friday the 10th. Joseph Aounafter the surprise announcement that Israel authorized the talks despite the lack of official relations between the countries.
But while thousands of people protested in the Lebanon against such negotiations, the prime minister Nawaf Salam said he had postponed a planned trip to Washington “in light of current internal circumstances.”
His absence should not affect the talks, as the first round is expected to be at the ambassador level.
Israel wants the Lebanese government to take responsibility for disarming Hezbollah as contemplated in a November 2024 ceasefire.
But it is unclear whether the Lebanese army can confiscate weapons from the political-paramilitary group, which for decades has resisted attempts to limit its strength.
Hezbollah joined the war in support of Iran in the first days. Israel continued with bombings and a ground invasion against the Lebanon.
On Wednesday, April 8, one day after EU e Iran They announced the ceasefire agreement, Israel bombed Beirut, killing more than 300 peopleon the deadliest day in the country since the start of the war, according to the Ministry of Health Lebanese.
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