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The Memo: Stakes Are Huge for Tense US-Iran Talks in Islamabad
- In Islamabad, high-stakes US-Iran negotiations began as Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif described the talks as "make or break" for securing a lasting ceasefire between the two nations.
- Following a crushing military and strategic defeat in the 40-day war, the United States entered these negotiations after Washington's traditional military threats and economic isolation lost effectiveness against the Islamic Republic.
- Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi lead the Iranian delegation, viewing these discussions as a continuation of war efforts to consolidate military gains achieved on the battlefield.
- Negotiations are conditioned on a halt to Israeli military actions in Lebanon, as Iran maintains that securing a lasting ceasefire holds greater value than conducting missile strikes against the regime.
- Should conditions remain unmet, Iran warns it will resume hostilities to increase the enemy's costs, asserting that failure at the table would strengthen, not weaken, its negotiating position in future engagements.
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According to the Iranian agency, the talks are taking place through messaging through Pakistani intermediaries and continued after midnight local time.
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