US and Iranian Delegations Could Return to Islamabad for Peace Talks This Week: Reuters

Islamabad: Negotiating teams from the United States and Iran may return to Islamabad later this week or early next week for the next round of peace talks aimed at ending the conflict in the Gulf, multiple sources have told Reuters.
The development comes just days after high-level talks between the two countries — the first direct negotiations in decades — concluded in the Pakistani capital without a breakthrough following an all-night, at times tense session.
An official at the Iranian embassy in Islamabad told Reuters that the next round of talks could take place “sometime later this week or early next week.”
Pakistani and other sources familiar with the process said a proposal has been shared with Washington and Tehran for the delegations to resume discussions in Islamabad as early as the end of this week.
The previous round of talks, held on April 11, 2026, involved senior US officials led by Vice President JD Vance, along with special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, and Iranian representatives including Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi.
Pakistan has played a key mediating role in facilitating these talks, which seek to convert a fragile two-week ceasefire into a lasting agreement and address broader regional issues, including navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
Both sides have left the door open for continued dialogue despite the lack of an immediate deal.