US Hopes for Progress, but Iran Says Don't Count on Direct Talks ^59.9%

Newsmax - By AFP teams in Beirut, Washington, Tehran, Jerusalem - 4/24/2026, 11:10 PM

Negativity Bias 22.7% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 14.7% - Anecdotal 12.6%

Iran's foreign minister arrived in Islamabad on Friday and U.S. envoys headed to the Pakistani capital in a bid to kickstart a new round of peace negotiations amid a fragile ceasefire. The White House said emissaries Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would engage in an "in-person conversation" with Iranian representatives. But, in a... more