00:02Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Arachi arrived in Islamabad Friday night, ahead of a planned
00:07second round of peace talks with the United States.
00:10US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are also due to head to Pakistan on Saturday
00:16morning.
00:17However, shortly after Arachi arrived in the capital, his ministry said the talks would
00:22be indirect.
00:24A first round of negotiations already took place in Pakistan earlier this month, but
00:30both sides failed to reach a deal.
00:33Tehran had initially declined to send a delegation to Islamabad for a second round.
00:38It now has done so, but confirmed Iranian officials do not plan on speaking with US representatives
00:44directly.
00:45Instead, they said they would convey messages to Pakistani officials.
00:51Islamabad had a heavy security presence on Friday, with checkpoints around the city
00:56and road closures in the so-called red zone surrounding the expected negotiation venue.
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