US, Iranian negotiating teams could resume peace talks this week - report

(Sharecast News) - Negotiating teams from ‌the US and Iran could reportedly return to Islamabad later this week to resume peace talks. According to Reuters, a source involved in the talks said a ​date was not yet decided, but both countries could return as early as the ​end of this week.

"No firm date has been set, with the delegations keeping ⁠Friday through Sunday open," a senior Iranian source said.

Another source told Reuters that a proposal has been shared with both the US and Iran to resend their ​delegates to resume the talks.

Two Pakistani sources with knowledge of the talks said ​Islamabad was communicating with the two sides about the timing of the next round and the meeting would likely take ‌place ⁠on the weekend.

"We have reached out to Iran and we got a positive response that they will be open to a second round of talks," a senior Pakistani government official said.

Pakistan's foreign ministry, military and prime minister's office did not respond to a Reuters request for comment. The White ​House also did not ​immediately respond to a ⁠request for comment.