US and Iran are currently holding first direct peace talk since 1979 Revolution in Islamabad.
NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the delegations from the United States and Iran have begun ceasefire negotiations in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, marking the first direct talks between both countries since the Iranian Revolution of 1979.
The meeting represents a significant diplomatic development as Washington and Tehran attempt to ease longstanding tensions.
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The US delegation to the talks is being led by JD Vance, Vice President of the United States. Ahead of the negotiations, Vance held a meeting with Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Senior Iranian officials also met with the Pakistani leader prior to the talks, including Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, and Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s Foreign Minister.
Meanwhile, Masoud Pezeshkian, President of Iran, expressed confidence in the Iranian delegation participating in the negotiations.
According to Pezeshkian, the negotiators will defend Iran’s national interests while engaging in the discussions.
“Our delegation will negotiate bravely in defence of the country’s interests,” he wrote in a post on the social media platform X.
He added that the Iranian government would continue to serve the people regardless of the outcome of the negotiations.
“In any case, our service to the people will not stop for a moment, and whatever the outcome of the negotiations, the government will stand by the people,” the Iranian president stated.
