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Turkey’s Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, on Sunday held separate phone calls with U.S. and Pakistani officials who were involved in recent Iran–U.S. talks in Islamabad, according to Turkish diplomatic sources.
The discussions are understood to have focused on positions presented by both sides during the negotiations, as well as possible next steps, the sources said.
Iranian and U.S. delegations were reported to have concluded roughly 21 hours of talks in the Pakistani capital early Sunday without publicly announcing an agreement.
The diplomatic contacts come against the backdrop of heightened regional tensions following weeks of military escalation. Various reports have suggested that thousands of people have been killed in strikes attributed to the United States and Israel in Iran since late February.
Iran is also said to have carried out retaliatory strikes targeting locations in Israel, Iraq, Jordan, and several Gulf states hosting U.S. military facilities.
A two-week ceasefire announced earlier this week has been described as a potential opening for renewed diplomatic engagement, although the situation remains uncertain.
Written by N.J.