U.S. Media: U.S.-Iran Contacts Continue, Potential for Another Face-to-Face Meeting

Odaily According to reports from both CBS and NBC in the United States, citing a U.S. official, contacts between the U.S. and Iran are ongoing and "progress is being made towards reaching an agreement."

CNN, citing informed sources, reported that U.S. government officials are internally discussing details regarding holding a second face-to-face meeting before the expiration of the temporary U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement. Whether the meeting will proceed depends on whether progress can be made in exchanges between the parties in the coming days. Officials are discussing potential dates and locations for the meeting. The report also stated that a "regional source" revealed that before the parties finally settled on Islamabad, Pakistan as the location for the last round of talks, multiple alternative locations had been proposed, including Geneva, Switzerland; Vienna, Austria; and Istanbul, Turkey. Currently, Geneva and Islamabad are once again under consideration. According to informed sources, depending on the progress of exchanges between the parties in the coming days, the United States and Iran may also extend the two-week ceasefire period to allow more time for negotiations.

Separately, according to a report by RIA Novosti on the 13th, citing a message from a reporter for The Atlantic magazine on social media, the next round of "direct negotiations" between the United States and Iran may take place in Islamabad on the 16th.