Can Pakistan bring US and Iran back to the negotiating table before ceasefire ends?

AsiaSouth AsiaCan Pakistan bring US and Iran back to the negotiating table before ceasefire ends?The negotiations aren’t over yet as Pakistan still has a card or two left to break the deadlock between US and Iran and secure a deal to end the war in the Middle East, experts tell Arpan RaiTuesday 14 April 2026 14:21 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2957242","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/pakistan-iran-us-war-ceasefire-peace-talks-trump-vance-b2957242.html","title":"Can Pakistan bring US and Iran back to the negotiating table before ceasefire ends?"},"popoverPlacementOverride":"bottom"}CloseVance says US outlined ‘clear terms’ in Iran negotiationsOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","re...