The talks in Islamabad were the first direct U.S.-Iranian meeting in more than a decade and the highest-level discussions since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. An Iranian state TV reporter said the talks would continue on Sunday. For ​the ‌U.S.-Iran talks, Islamabad, a city of more than 2 million people, was locked down with thousands of paramilitary personnel and army troops on the streets. STRAIT OF HORMUZAs the talks started, the U.S. military said it was "setting the conditions" to start clearing the Strait of Hormuz. Before the talks began, a senior Iranian source told Reuters the U.S. had agreed to release frozen assets in Qatar and other foreign banks.

Source: Bangkok Post April 12, 2026 00:15 UTC