US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that US-Iran peace talks could resume in Islamabad within the next two days, highlighting Pakistan’s role as mediator. Speaking to a New York Post reporter, Trump praised Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, for “doing a great job” arranging the negotiations and said this made a return to Islamabad more likely. A Pakistani official also anticipated talks would restart soon, though possibly a day or two later than Trump suggested. Islamabad is seeking to schedule new negotiations before a two-week ceasefire expires on Wednesday 22 April, following 21 hours of weekend talks that ended when US Vice-President JD Vance walked out, citing Iran’s lack of a clear pledge not to pursue a nuclear weapon.

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