Pakistani Delegation Heads To Tehran As US Sends Indirect Messages To Iran | Exclusive

Last Updated:April 15, 2026, 19:08 IST

Multiple indirect messages have been exchanged between Iran and the United States through Pakistan.

The Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei on Wednesday said multiple indirect messages have been exchanged between Iran and the United States through Pakistan. He added that a Pakistani delegation is expected to visit Tehran later in the day.

“Today, we are very likely to receive a Pakistani delegation as a continuation of the discussions in Islamabad," Baghaei said.

“The visit is to follow up on the Islamabad talks and discuss Iran and US positions in detail," sources speaking to CNN-News18 said.

Baghaei also said Iran is open to discussing the type and level of its uranium enrichment, but added that the country “must be able to continue enrichment based on its needs".

The US-Iran negotiations at the weekend in Pakistan took place against the backdrop of a fragile two-week ceasefire announced days earlier, but failed to produce a deal to end the war.

The talks, which lasted around 21 hours, saw the US delegation led by Vice President JD Vance and the Iranian side headed by parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.

There were three key sticking points between Iran and the US — not disclosed at the time — which led to a stalemate in the Islamabad talks.

US President Donald Trump later criticised Iran for not opening the Strait of Hormuz, which has been largely closed since the outbreak of the war on February 28.

US and Iranian officials are working to resolve differences over Iran’s nuclear programme, the Strait of Hormuz and compensation for wartime damages.

Trump also said Iran had refused to concede on the issue of its nuclear programme.

The US has sought a 20-year suspension of Iran’s uranium enrichment, while Iran has proposed suspending its nuclear activity for five years — an offer Washington rejected.

Baghaei said some of the US demands during the talks were “unreasonable and unrealistic", without elaborating.

Addressing reporters, he insisted on Iran’s right to the peaceful use of nuclear energy, saying it could not be “taken away under pressure or through war".

Meanwhile, a senior US official told US broadcaster Fox News that the United States and Iran have not given an “in principle agreement" to extend the truce.

The official pushed back on earlier reports by mediators suggesting that both sides had moved closer to extending the ceasefire.

“The United States has not formally agreed to an extension of the ceasefire. There is continued engagement between the US and Iran to reach a deal," the official said, according to Fox News’ Jacqui Heinrich.

The war, now in its seventh week, has jolted markets and rattled the global economy as shipping has been disrupted and airstrikes have hit military and civilian infrastructure across the region.

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