Next Round of US-Iran Talks to Take Place in Pakistan on Monday, Iranian Sources Say

A fresh round of US-Iran talks is expected in Islamabad on Monday, with negotiators due to arrive Sunday, according to Iranian officials, CNN reported. Make us preferred on Google Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied This handout photograph taken on April 11, 2026 and released by Pakistan’s Prime Minister Office shows Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (R) speaking with Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf during their meeting prior to the US-Iran peace talks in Islamabad. (Photo by Pakistan Prime Minister’s Office / AFP) Content Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Flip Make us preferred on Google A fresh round of US-Iran talks is set to begin in Pakistan on Monday, according to Iranian officials familiar with the negotiations, CNN reported. Negotiators are expected to arrive in Islamabad on Sunday ahead of the meetings, the officials said. Pakistan’s role as host places it at the center of a sensitive new effort to facilitate contact between Washington and Tehran. Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . The diplomatic push comes as US President Donald Trump struck an optimistic tone in comments to AFP on Friday, saying a deal with Iran was “very close” and that there were “no sticking points at all” left in the negotiations. “We’re very close. Looks like it’s going to be very good for everybody. And we’re very close to having a deal,” Trump said in a brief telephone call with AFP from Las Vegas. Earlier, Trump had told reporters on Thursday that he could travel to Islamabad if a breakthrough is reached between Washington and Tehran. “I would go to Pakistan,” Trump said when asked whether he would visit the country to seal an agreement. “Pakistan has been great. They’ve been so good,” he added. “If a deal is signed in Islamabad, I might go.” Still, differences remain. Iran’s foreign ministry said Friday that its stockpile of enriched uranium would not be transferred “anywhere,” pushing back against Trump’s earlier claim that Tehran had agreed to hand it over. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization since 1995. Its international market reach of 97% outside of Ukraine makes it truly Ukraine’s Global – and most reliable – Voice.