Iran live updates: Pakistan says US officials have landed in Islamabad for Iran talks
Iran live updates: Pakistan says US officials have landed in Islamabad for Iran talks
DAVID BRENNAN, JON HAWORTH and NADINE EL-BAWABSat, April 11, 2026 at 8:24 AM UTC
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President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military and government sites.
Trump set a deadline for Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face broad strikes on its critical infrastructure. Hours before the deadline expired, Trump said he had agreed to suspend planned bombing for two weeks if Iran agreed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi then said that "safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be possible via coordination with Iran's Armed Forces and with due consideration of technical limitations."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he supported the ceasefire with Iran, but that Lebanon -- where intense Israeli strikes continued -- was not covered by the agreement, despite Iranian protests.
Latest Developments
Apr 11, 4:24 AMPakistan says US delegation has arrived in Islamabad for Iran talks
Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry shared a statement and video announcing the arrival of the U.S. delegation in Islamabad ahead of the Iran talks. "A high-powered U.S. delegation led by U.S. Vice President H.E. J.D. Vance along with Special Envoy Mr. Steve Witkoff and Mr. Jared Kushner arrived in Islamabad today to participate in Islamabad Talks," Pakistan said. The delegation was received by senior Pakistani officials on their arrival, Pakistan said, expressing "hope that parties would engage constructively, and reiterated Pakistan's desire to continue facilitating the parties towards reaching lasting and durable solution to the conflict." -ABC News' Rashid Haddou
Apr 10, 7:16 PMIsrael says it 'refused to discuss ceasefire' with Hezbollah
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed Israel has "agreed to begin formal peace negotiations" on Tuesday, following a call between the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors to the U.S. on Friday. The ministry added that Israel "refused to discuss a ceasefire" with Hezbollah, after the office of the Lebanese presidency said earlier Friday there would be discussion of "the announcement of a ceasefire" during Tuesday's meeting.
Apr 10, 6:10 PMTrump says top priority of Iran talks: No nuclear weapon
As Vice President JD Vance and top White House officials travel to Islamabad for peace talks with Iran, President Donald Trump projected confidence for how the negotiations would go, saying: "We'll be able to finish it off. One way or the other. It's going well.""I wish him luck, he's got a big thing -- we'll find out what's going on," Trump told reporters on the tarmac as he departed D.C. for a political fundraiser in nearby Charlottesville. "Have a good team, and they meet tomorrow. We'll see how it all works out."
Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters - PHOTO: President Donald Trump speaks to the media, before boarding Air Force One on his way to Virginia, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, April 10, 2026.
Trump downplayed the fact that his top condition for the ceasefire -- that the Strait of Hormuz must be open -- has not been met, saying he anticipated progress in opening the Strait "with or without" a deal. He later said that the Strait would open "fairly soon."Asked to articulate what a good deal looks like, he said, "No nuclear weapon -- number one."-ABC News' Isabella Murray
Apr 10, 4:43 PMLebanon, Israel to meet for talks Tuesday in DC, Lebanon says
Lebanon and Israel will hold a meeting on Tuesday at the U.S. State Department "to discuss the announcement of a ceasefire and the start date of negotiations between Lebanon and Israel under the auspices of the United States," according to the office of the Lebanese presidency. This comes after the Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors to the U.S. spoke on the phone Friday as part of the framework for talks aimed at ending hostilities between the two countries. The U.S. ambassador to Lebanon, Michel Issa, who is currently in Washington, D.C., was also on the call. -ABC News' Ghazi Balkiz
Apr 10, 4:02 PMIranian negotiators led by parliament speaker arrive in Islamabad for talks
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The Iranian delegation set to meet with U.S. officials for negotiations this weekend has arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan, according to Iranian state broadcaster IRIB. The delegation is headed by Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Ghalibaf. IRIB says that the talks will begin only "If the other side accepts Iran's preconditions for starting the negotiations." Iran has been insisting on a ceasefire in Lebanon, and Ghalibaf earlier Friday also said Iran's frozen assets would need to be unfrozen before talks started. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is also part of the delegation, along with several other high ranking officials and "security, political, military, economic and legal committees." -ABC News' Somayeh Malekian
Apr 10, 4:01 PMIDF reviewing strike that killed 13 Lebanese security personnel
The Israel Defense Forces told ABC News that the "incident" in which Lebanese state security personnel were killed on Friday is under review. The IDF said it was striking Hezbollah targets in the Nabatieh area. -ABC News' Dana Savir
Apr 10, 2:18 PMNSC, State Department, Defense Department officials joining Vance in Iran talks
Officials from the National Security Council, the State Department, and the Department of Defense are also traveling to Pakistan in support of the negotiations with Iran, according to a U.S. official."As the Vice President said this morning, he is hopeful for a positive negotiation if the Iranians are willing to work in good faith. President Trump has a proven track record of achieving good deals on behalf of the United States and the American people, and he will only accept one that puts America first," White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said in a statement.The Trump administration has been criticized for failing to include subject matter experts during previous rounds of negotiations with Iran.
Jacquelyn Martin/AP - PHOTO: Vice President JD Vance speaks to the press before boarding Air Force Two, Friday, April 10, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., for expected departure to Pakistan, for talks on Iran.
As previously announced by the White House, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are traveling to Islamabad for the talks as well.
Apr 10, 2:04 PMNearly 2,000 killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon, Lebanese ministry says
At least 1,953 people have been killed, and 6,303 injured, in Israeli strikes on Lebanon since the war began, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health.Of those killed, 357 were killed in the massive Israeli strikes on Wednesday alone as the death toll continues to rise. Another 1,223 were injured in Wednesday strikes.
Fadel Itani/AFP via Getty Images - PHOTO: A digger clears the rubble of a building in Beirut's Hay al-Selloum neighbourhood, that was targetted in an Israeli strike earlier this week, April 10, 2026.
"This toll is still not final due to continued search and rescue efforts and presence of a very large amount of human remains, which requires time to complete DNA tests and confirm the identities of the victims, before determining the final toll of the victims of April 8," the health ministry said.-ABC News' Ghazi Balkiz
Apr 10, 2:01 PMTrump says US military is getting prepared for the possibility of failed peace talks
President Donald Trump said that U.S. military vessels near Iran are being prepared and reloaded with ammunition in case the peace talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, fail, according to the NY Post.“But we’re loading up the ships. We’re loading up the ships with the best weapons ever made, even at a higher level than we used to do a complete decimation … And if we don’t have a deal, we will be using them, and we will be using them very effectively,” Trump reportedly said.
US NAvy - PHOTO: An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 151, launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during Operation Epic Fury, April 1, 2026.
“We have a reset going,” he also said, according to the Post.When asked by the Post if he believes the upcoming peace talks will be successful, Trump reportedly said, “we’re going to find out in about 24 hours. We’re going to know soon.”
Apr 10, 1:40 PM13 killed in Israeli strike on Nabatieh, Lebanon: Security officials
At least 13 state security personnel were killed in an Israeli strike on a government building in Nabatieh, south Lebanon, according to Lebanese State Security. "The General Directorate of State Security condemns these attacks that target military personnel and civilians on Lebanese soil," Lebanese State Security said in a statement Friday.
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