{"id":319997,"date":"2026-04-17T07:57:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T02:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=319997"},"modified":"2026-04-17T07:57:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T02:27:37","slug":"hopes-for-u-s-iran-talks-renewed-as-pakistans-army-chief-visits-tehran-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/17\/hopes-for-u-s-iran-talks-renewed-as-pakistans-army-chief-visits-tehran-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Hopes for U.S.-Iran talks renewed as Pakistan\u2019s army chief visits Tehran – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pakistan\u2019s army chief is about to satisfy with Iranian officials in Tehran on Thursday in hopes of extending the ceasefire that paused almost seven weeks of war between Iran, the U.S. and Israel.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear whether the frantic diplomacy can result in an enduring deal because the two-week ceasefire passes the half-way mark.<\/p>\n

The Iran war has killed 1000’s of individuals and upended global markets by disrupting the flow of oil.<\/p>\n

The meeting comes as U.S. President Donald Trump announced the leaders of Israel and Lebanon will speak in a while Thursday about halting the fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon.<\/p>\n

If it takes place, the conversation can be the primary time the leaders of the 2 countries have spoken directly in greater than 30 years.<\/p>\n

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Each Israeli and Lebanese governments refused to substantiate any conversation. Meanwhile, Hezbollah and Israel\u2019s military continued cross-border attacks on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The White House said any further talks regarding Iran would likely happen within the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, though no decision had been made on whether to resume negotiations.<\/p>\n

The delicate ceasefire, which halted the fighting per week ago, is holding despite a U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports and Iranian counter-threats to focus on regional ports across the Red Sea.<\/p>\n

Pakistan has emerged as a key mediator after hosting direct talks between the U.S. and Iran in Islamabad that authorities said helped narrow differences between the edges.<\/p>\n

Mediators are in search of a brand new round before the ceasefire expires next week.<\/p>\n

The war has jolted markets and rattled the worldwide economy as shipping has been cut off and airstrikes have torn through military and civilian infrastructure across the region.<\/p>\n

Oil prices have fallen amid hopes for an end to fighting, and U.S. stocks on Wednesday surpassed records set in January.<\/p>\n

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Trump said that Israel and Lebanon are expected to talk in a while Thursday a couple of possible ceasefire, but didn’t elaborate which leaders would speak.<\/p>\n

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Officials from Netanyahu\u2019s office and the Lebanese government refused to substantiate the possible conversation.<\/p>\n

An Israeli minister said Netanyahu will speak with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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\u201cToday the prime minister will speak for the primary time with the president of Lebanon, after so a few years of an entire disconnection within the dialogue between the 2 countries,\u201d Gila Gamliel, Israel\u2019s minister of science and technology, told Army Radio Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

Gamliel, who was at a cupboard meeting late Wednesday night about negotiations with Lebanon, is a component of Israel\u2019s security cabinet.<\/p>\n

She said the talks \u201cwill hopefully ultimately result in prosperity and flourishing\u201d between the 2 countries.<\/p>\n

Lebanon and Israel held their first direct diplomatic talks in many years on Tuesday in Washington following greater than a month of war between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah.<\/p>\n

But Israel and Hezbollah exchanged fire across the border on Thursday, with Hezbollah targeting towns in northern Israel with rockets and drones.<\/p>\n

Israeli fire against southern Lebanon intensified, especially across the cities of Tyre, Nabatieh, and the strategic town of Bint Jbeil near the border with Israel.<\/p>\n

Israel and Lebanon have technically been at war since Israel was established in 1948, and Lebanon stays deeply divided over diplomatic engagement with Israel.<\/p>\n

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On Thursday, Aoun said Lebanon wants a ceasefire but Israeli troops must first withdraw from southern Lebanon as an \u201cessential step\u201d to permit the Lebanese army to deploy to the border and disarm Hezbollah.<\/p>\n

Israeli troops pushed deeper into southern Lebanon with the aim of making what officials have called a \u201csecurity zone,\u201d which Netanyahu has said will extend not less than 8 to 10 kilometers (5 to six miles) into Lebanon to avoid threats from short-range rockets and anti-tank missiles.<\/p>\n

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Whilst the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports and renewed Iranian threats strained the ceasefire agreement, regional officials reported progress, telling The Associated Press the USA and Iran had an \u201cin-principle agreement\u201d to increase it to permit for more diplomacy.<\/p>\n

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They spoke on condition of anonymity to debate sensitive negotiations.<\/p>\n

But while mediators worked for peace, tensions simmered.<\/p>\n

The commander of Iran\u2019s joint military command, Ali Abdollahi, threatened to halt trade within the region if the U.S. doesn’t lift its naval blockade, and a newly appointed military adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said he doesn\u2019t support extending the ceasefire.<\/p>\n

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