First Thing: US-Iran peace talks could resume in next two days, Trump says

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Donald Trump has said that US-Iranian peace talks could resume in Islamabad over the next two days, and complimented the work of Pakistan’s army chief as mediator.
The US president was speaking on Tuesday to a New York Post reporter who had gone to Islamabad for the first round of ceasefire talks over the weekend. After an interview discussing prospects for negotiations, the reporter said the president had called her back “with an update”.
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- First Thing: US-Iran peace talks could resume in next two days, Trump saysGuardian - World · Clea Skopeliti · Apr 15, 2026, 11:01 AM
- US-Iran peace talks could resume in next two days, Trump says | First ThingGuardian - World · Clea Skopeliti · Apr 15, 2026, 11:01 AM
- US-Iran peace talks could resume in next two days, Trump saysGuardian - World · Julian Borger, and Saeed Shah in Islamabad · Apr 15, 2026, 12:38 AM
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