Timing of Iran-US talks to be determined once preconditions clarified: Report

The timing of talks between Iran and the US in Pakistan will be determined once the preconditions are clarified, according to a report by Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB).

An IRIB reporter said on Saturday morning that Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif were slated to meet.

She added that the schedule for negotiations with the United States will be announced later.

The reporter noted that the American delegation has also arrived in Islamabad, adding that it is a large and well-staffed team.

A high-ranking Iranian delegation arrived in the Pakistani capital for talks with the United States, amid the Islamic Republic’s warnings that failure to meet Tehran’s preconditions would prompt the process to fail.

Headed by Qalibaf, the delegation, featuring security, political, military, economic, and legal committees, reached Islamabad on Friday.

Other Iranian officials on the delegation include Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Secretary of the Supreme National Defense Council, Ali-Akbar Ahmadian, and Governor of the Central Bank, Abdolnasser Hemmati, as well as some members of the parliament.

US Vice President JD Vance, Washington’s regional envoy Steve Witkoff, and President Donald Trump’s advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner have also reached Islamabad.

In a post on X on Friday, before heading to Islamabad, Qalibaf said a ceasefire in Lebanon and the release of Iran’s blocked assets are requisite to any negotiations with the US.

The top Iranian parliamentarian said there are two measures agreed upon by both sides that have not been implemented yet.

“These two matters must be fulfilled before negotiations begin,” he stated.

The Iranian side has made it clear that the talks won't be held if these two preconditions are not met, according to the IRIB reporter accompanying the delegation.

After 40 days of unrelenting US-Israeli aggression that began on February 28, the US formally accepted Iran’s 10-point proposal on Wednesday as the foundation for a permanent ceasefire.

The agreement not only halts the US-Israeli aggression but also dismantles long-standing mechanisms of economic and political pressure, while Iranian forces remain on full alert to guarantee that every commitment is honored in full.

It came after Iranian armed forces unleashed 99 waves of successful retaliatory strikes against sensitive and strategic American and Israeli targets throughout the region.

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