Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi laid out Iran's demands ⁠and ⁠its reservations about U.S. positions on Saturday as Islamabad hosted a ⁠new push to end a war that has killed thousands and roiled global markets.

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The American president says the US has "all the cards" while Iran's foreign minister says he's "yet to see if the US is truly serious about diplomacy" after earlier attending talks with mediator Pakistan.

U.S. negotiators are heading to Pakistan on Saturday (April 25), but Iran said its officials did not plan to meet the Americans to discuss ending the war that has killed thousands of people and roiled global energy markets.

US and Iran tensions grew over the Strait of Hormuz with both sides maintaining their blockades of the critical waterway, creating an uneasy standoff with no sign of peace talks on the horizon.

The White House says Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will fly to Islamabad but Iran's foreign minister is only set to meet Pakistani officials, says Tehran.

Abbas Araqchi arrived in Islamabad on Friday to discuss proposals ​for restarting peace talks with the U.S., offering some hope for an end to the eight-week war.