Uncertainty clouds US-Iran talks as Iran’s top diplomat arrives in Pakistan

AsiaSouth AsiaUncertainty clouds US-Iran talks as Iran’s top diplomat arrives in PakistanJD Vance who led first round of talks remains absent - but on ‘stand by’ Shweta Sharma Saturday 25 April 2026 12:30 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":"b2964851","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/pakistan-jared-kushner-abbas-araghchi-us-iran-negotiations-b2964851.html","title":"Uncertainty clouds US-Iran talks as Iran’s top diplomat arrives in Pakistan"}}CloseHegseth: US army should win Nobel Peace Prize every yearOn 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","regSourceSection":"South Asia","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Direct US-Iran talks remained uncertain as Iran’s top diplomat arrived in Pakistan ahead of a pla...