Mediators pursue Iran-US deal in back channel diplomacy, FT reports
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- The push from mediators comes after high-level negotiations over the weekend failed to reach a deal.
- But behind the scenes, there are “active talks” ongoing through Pakistan to extend the ceasefire and secure a more permanent deal, one Pakistani diplomat said.
- A second non-Pakistani diplomat said the US and Iran were still exchanging responses to a potential deal via mediators.