US, Iran search for breakthrough in Islamabad as talks stretch into third round

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The direct talks between delegations from Iran and the United States, mediated by Pakistan, stretched into the third round on Sunday, as experts from both sides weighed into each other’s demands. Earlier on Saturday night, teams of experts from Iran and the US exchanged written texts after an hours-long in-person discussion. The Iranian government said in a post on X that the talks were held at the “expert-level stag...