APRIL 15, 2026 AT 01:44 PM

Regional mediators are still pushing to extend the cease-fire between the US and Iran and arrange a second round of the talks, but progress has been slow, via WSJ citing officials

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The U.S. and Iran have agreed in principle to meet but haven’t decided on a date and venue, after marathon peace talks in Islamabad ended without a deal, the officials said.
Progress on the talks remains slow, they said.
The two-week cease-fire was announced by President Trump on April 7.
Pakistani Prime ‌Minister Shehbaz Sharif will ⁠visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey from April ‌15 ⁠to 18, Islamabad’s Foreign Ministry said.
The U.S. and Iran are unlikely to meet before that trip concludes, the officials added.
Esmail Baghaei, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, said in a briefing to reporters that the country would host a delegation from Pakistan on Wednesday “as a continuation of the discussions in Islamabad.”