
US-Iran Peace Talks Stall After Trump Scraps Pakistan Visit
US-Iran peace talks have stalled following President Trump's decision to scrap a visit to Pakistan, leading to Iran's top diplomat departing Islamabad without a meeting.
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US-Iran peace talks have stalled following President Trump's decision to scrap a visit to Pakistan, leading to Iran's top diplomat departing Islamabad without a meeting.

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Despite Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi travelling to Pakistan, there are still no plans for direct talks with the US. Should the current impasse continue, analysts tell James C.

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A high-level Russian delegation, including the defense minister and the president of the Russian parliament, visited North Korea. The visit included attending the opening ceremony of a war memorial honoring soldiers killed in the Ukraine war and other engagements.

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