Third Round of US-Iran Talks Underway in Islamabad

Islamabad, MINA – The third and decisive round of Pakistan-mediated ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran is currently underway in Islamabad.

Sources confirm that Iranian Parliament Speaker and delegation head Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, and Deputy Head of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Bagheri-Kani are participating.

After two previous rounds, this appears to be a final attempt to secure agreement on Iran’s 10-point proposal to end the war of aggression, knowledgeable sources told Press TV.

The third round came after expert teams from the Iranian and American negotiation delegations exchanged written texts to reach a framework on the topics discussed and ensure that there is no room for ambiguity in the draft proposals.

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The Iranian delegation participated in the talks following a decision by the United States to release frozen Iranian assets and force the Israeli regime to end its aggression on Lebanon.

This was one of Iran’s demands in its 10-point plan, which Tehran had previously presented to Washington through intermediaries as part of its response to a US proposal for a ceasefire.

According to the statement issued by Iran’s top security body on Wednesday, the United States agreed to a 10-point proposal that calls for no new aggression against Iran, continued Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz, acceptance of uranium enrichment, removal of all primary and secondary sanctions, termination of all anti-Iran UN Security Council resolutions as well as IAEA Board of Governors resolutions, payment of compensation to Iran, withdrawal of US combat forces from the regio and cessation of war on all fronts, including against the Islamic Resistance of Lebanon (Hezbollah).

US President Donald Trump called the plan “a workable basis on which to negotiate.”

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The 10-point proposal was also submitted to Islamabad ahead of the talks as the basis for negotiations between the two sides. []

Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)

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