US-Iran negotiations in Islamabad: What to expect?
US and Iranian delegations are set to meet in Islamabad for peace talks to end six weeks of war.
![US and Iranian delegations are set to meet in Islamabad for peace talks to end six weeks of war. Here’s what we know about who is attending, what is on the table, and what could derail the negotiations. Al Jazeera’s Abid Hussain explains from Islamabad. [Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/image-1775852351.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
US and Iranian delegations are set to meet in Islamabad for peace talks to end six weeks of war.
![US and Iranian delegations are set to meet in Islamabad for peace talks to end six weeks of war. Here’s what we know about who is attending, what is on the table, and what could derail the negotiations. Al Jazeera’s Abid Hussain explains from Islamabad. [Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/image-1775852351.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)







A State Department spokesman claimed the US launched its war on Iran because Tehran was pursuing a nuclear weapon.
A military operation would pose chemical, logistical, and tactical hurdles, experts say.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to Al Jazeera’s Hashem Ahelbarra about Iran war objectives.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has outlines what the US’s main demands are for Iran.
While US-Israeli attacks hit key infrastructure, hardliners demand withdrawal from Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said that Iran war is ‘stuff for the history books’.

President Trump has said Iran is “begging to make a deal”, describing them as “lousy fighters but great negotiators”.

Israel has been trying to make the case for its war on Iran by portraying the country as a threat to European cities.
Trump’s envoys have sent a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran via Pakistan. But Tehran has its own conditions.

US President Donald Trump has told reporters in the Oval Office that the US has achieved regime change in Iran.