US, Iranian teams could return to Islamabad for peace talks this week, four sources say

Apr 14, 2026

FILE PHOTO: A Pakistani official stands during the arrival of the U.S. Vice President JD Vance for talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, April 11, 2026. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo — Jacquelyn Martin

ISLAMABAD/DUBAI, April 14 (Reuters) - Negotiating teams from the U.S. and Iran could return to Islamabad this week, four sources said on Tuesday, days after the highest-level talks between the two countries since the 1979 Islamic Revolution ended in the Pakistani capital without a breakthrough.

(Reporting by Ariba Shahid in Islamabad, Mubasher Bukhari in Lahore and Hafisa Paresi in Dubai; Editing by Himani Sarkar)

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