BlockBeats message, April 5, according to a report on the AXIOS website: over the past ten days, the United States and Iran have engaged in indirect negotiations via Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkey in an effort to reach a ceasefire agreement conditioned on opening the Strait of Hormuz. However, to date, the negotiations have not yielded any substantive progress.
These indirect talks were led by U.S. Vice President Vance and Iran’s parliamentary speaker Kalibaf, with Pakistan’s military chief, General Asim Munir, acting as the mediator in the process. White House envoy Witkov, as well as the foreign ministers of Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, and Egypt, also took part in the indirect negotiations. Two sources familiar with the talks said that the mediators are still working to arrange a direct meeting between the U.S. and Iran, but so far with little effect.
One of the sources said that Iran has so far rejected any proposals for a temporary ceasefire and instead demanded the permanent end of the war, while also requiring the United States to provide clear guarantees that it will not launch attacks again. The mediators are currently exploring possible confidence-building measures as a way to facilitate direct U.S.-Iran negotiations, but it remains unclear whether any results can be achieved before Monday’s final deadline.