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Regional diplomats meet in Pakistan to seek end to Iran war

Top regional diplomats met in Islamabad to press for a ceasefire and to open direct US-Iran talks as the month long war continues with strikes, missile exchanges and new regional participants.

Mar 29th 2026 · Pakistan

Insights

  • Foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt met in Islamabad hosted by Pakistan to push for a ceasefire and US-Iran dialogue.
  • Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held extensive talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during the visit.
  • The month long conflict began after US and Israeli strikes on Iran and has killed more than 3,000 people as Iran struck back at Israel and Gulf states.
  • The United States and Israel did not take part in the Islamabad talks while the US has sent additional troops to the region.
  • Iran has fired missiles and drones across the region and explosions were reported in Tehran amid continuing Israeli and US strikes.
  • Yemen's Houthi rebels have entered the fighting, raising the risk of wider disruption to shipping and energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz.

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