- By Priyanka Koul
- Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:43 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
US-Iran Peace Talks 2.0: Days after the “failed” Islamabad Talks 2026, the United States and Iran could be headed toward a second round of negotiations. The next round of talks may take place later this week or early next week, Pakistani and Iranian officials told Reuters.
According to the report, both sides are considering fresh in-person negotiations in a bid to reach a deal and end their six-week conflict before the current ceasefire expires next week.
While Iranian officials have expressed openness to further discussions, Pakistani officials said they reached out to Tehran and received a “positive response”.
Three days after the initial round of peace talks ended without a breakthrough, officials from Pakistan and Iran told the agency that negotiating teams from the US and Iran could meet again in Islamabad later this week. However, the US has not confirmed any such plans.
Interestingly, face-to-face talks between Iran and the US were held over the weekend after 47 years but failed to yield positive results. Soon after, US President Donald Trump moved to block ships entering or leaving Iranian ports.
According to a Reuters report citing sources involved in the discussions, a proposal has been sent to the US President suggesting that delegations return to Islamabad to resume talks. While no date has been finalised, both sides could reconvene as early as the end of this week, the source said.
An official from the Iranian embassy in Islamabad said that the next round of talks could take place “sometime later this week or earlier next week. But nothing is finalised as of now.”
On Monday, Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Fathali said Iran is ready for another round of negotiations with the US, provided there are no “unlawful demands,” according to HT.
“If you want progress in any diplomatic process, [both] sides [should be] ready for negotiations. And unlawfully avoid unlawful demands,” Fathali said.
He also stressed that the future of the ceasefire would depend on how the US approaches the talks. “If they accept our conditions, we should expect that we will have another round of negotiations,” he added.
Meanwhile, a Pakistani official said they had reached out to Iran, which responded with “a positive response that they will be open to a second round”.
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US President Donald Trump also on Monday said that “the right people” had reached out to seek a deal.
“We’ve been called this morning, base right people, the appropriate people, and they want to work a deal,” Trump said at the White House.