{"id":1884223,"date":"2026-04-15T19:31:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T16:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1884223"},"modified":"2026-04-15T19:31:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T16:31:23","slug":"discussions-are-being-had-on-second-round-of-iran-talks-in-pakistan-white-house-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1884223","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Discussions are being had&#8217; on second round of Iran talks in Pakistan, White House says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/72\/36\/47\/1200x675_cmsv2_209ed28e-d740-51d3-a6f2-7b9e7cc73cb5-9723647.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2886544-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2886544\" data-cid=\"9723630\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2886544-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/72\/36\/30\/189x106_cmsv2_6775b47d-7401-56b0-abf3-94e8e2e5638d-9723630.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news programme at Seoul Railway Station, 27 January, 2026\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    South Korea<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    North Korea boosting ability to make nuclear weapons, IAEA chief says\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2886389-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2886389\" data-cid=\"9722859\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2886389-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/72\/28\/59\/189x106_cmsv2_f9b2e2a0-6b94-5221-9254-2f28dea9d718-9722859.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"MEPs Sander Smit (ECR) &amp; Daniel Freund (Greens\/EFA)\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    The Ring<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Magyar beats Orb\u00e1n &#8211; What&#8217;s next for the EU? 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remove debris at Sharif University of Technology complex that Iranian authorities say was hit by a US-Israeli strike in Tehran, 6 April, 2026\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              Workers remove debris at Sharif University of Technology complex that Iranian authorities say was hit by a US-Israeli strike in Tehran, 6 April, 2026<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0AP Photo\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspGavin Blackburn\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1776281483\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time datetime=\"2026-04-15 21:31:23 +02:00\">15\/04\/2026 &#8211; 21:31 GMT+2<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-partage-commentaire-share\"><span>Share<\/span><\/span><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire-popup-overlay js-c-article-partage-commentaire-popup-overlay u-display-none\">\n<div id=\"js-c-article-partage-commentaire-popup\" class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire-popup js-c-article-partage-commentaire-popup\">\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire-popup__header u-display-flex\"><span>Share<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" 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optimistic about reaching a deal, the White House said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Those discussions are being had&#8221; and &#8220;we feel good about the prospects of a deal,&#8221; Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters, adding that further talks &#8220;would very likely&#8221; be in Islamabad.<\/p>\n<p>Her comments come after President Donald Trump raised hopes on Tuesday that the war in Iran was nearing an end, saying it is &#8220;very close to over.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I view it (the war) very close to over,&#8221; Trump said in an interview with Fox Business News.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You know what? If I pulled up stakes right now, it would take them 20 years to rebuild that country. And we\u2019re not finished. We\u2019ll see what happens. I think they wanna make a deal very badly,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/72\/36\/47\/808x539_cmsv2_93baf9cc-2335-5e45-ad6e-35e06e165f11-9723647.jpg\" alt=\"White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, 15 April, 2026\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, 15 April, 2026<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trump told the New York Post that a <strong>second round of talks<\/strong> could happen &#8220;over the next two days.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>United Nations Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres also said it was &#8220;highly probable&#8221; that talks will restart, citing a meeting he had with Pakistan\u2019s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan&#8217;s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said its &#8220;leadership is not giving up\u201d on efforts to help the US and Iran achieve an end to the war.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Israel\u2019s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Israel and the US are fully aligned in their objective to contain Iran.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our American friends keep us constantly updated on their contacts with Iran. The objectives of the United States and our own are identical,&#8221; he said in a televised speech.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We want to see enriched material removed from Iran; we want to see the elimination of enrichment capability within Iran; and, of course, we want to see the (Hormuz) strait reopened,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/72\/36\/47\/808x539_cmsv2_29cbc51d-90ff-5a7d-83b0-dbd090d6a1c8-9723647.jpg\" alt=\"Women walk past a banner depicting the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in northern Tehran, 12 April, 2026 \"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Women walk past a banner depicting the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in northern Tehran, 12 April, 2026 <\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Strait of Hormuz remains blocked<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s statement comes as the ceasefire that is set to expire on 22 April remains on shaky ground, with the US pressing ahead with its blockade on Iranian ports and Tehran issuing fresh threats in response.<\/p>\n<p>Negotiators are focusing on three key points that derailed last weekend&#8217;s talks, including Iran&#8217;s nuclear programme, the Strait of Hormuz and compensation for wartime damages, according to an official involved in the mediation efforts who spoke on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/72\/02\/24\/808x539_cmsv2_ee050ece-8b03-5320-9fdb-66815eef3fa9-9720224.jpg\" alt=\"Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, 11 March, 2026\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, 11 March, 2026<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite the fragile truce oil prices fell on Wednesday and US stocks rose in hopes of an end to the war.<\/p>\n<p>The war began on 28 February with joint US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran, prompting daily missile and drone strikes by Tehran across the region.<\/p>\n<p> Shortly afterwards, Iran effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping route, which sent shockwaves through global markets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<footer class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-contributors c-article-contributors-supplementary u-margin-top-2 u-padding-top-2\">\n<p>Additional sources<strong> \u2022 AP, AFP<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-partage-commentaire-share\"><span>Share<\/span><\/span><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-you-might-also-like\">\n<h2 class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__title\">\n        Read more<br \/>\n      <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__item\">\n<h3>\n<p>                  UN nuclear chief urges checks of Iran&#8217;s programme in potential deal to end war<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__item\">\n<h3>\n<p>                  Trump says Iran war &#8216;very close to over&#8217; 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If I pulled up stakes right now, it would take them 20 years to rebuild that country. And we\u2019re not finished. We\u2019ll see what happens. I think they wanna make a deal very badly,&#8221; he added.Trump told the New York Post that a\u00a0second round of talks\u00a0could happen &#8220;over the next two days.&#8221;United Nations Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres also said it was &#8220;highly probable&#8221; that talks will restart, citing a meeting he had with Pakistan\u2019s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar.Pakistan&#8217;s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said its &#8220;leadership is not giving up\u201d on efforts to help the US and Iran achieve an end to the war.Meanwhile, Israel\u2019s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Israel and the US are fully aligned in their objective to contain Iran.&#8221;Our American friends keep us constantly updated on their contacts with Iran. 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