US and Iran officials attend peace talks in Islamabad

美国和伊朗官员参加在伊斯兰堡的和平谈判。

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2026-04-11

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US and Iranian officials are meeting the Pakistani prime minister separately to discuss extending the two-week ceasefire between their two countries. Iranian TV, however, says talks could be cancelled if Tehran’s conditions are not met. We hear the latest from the BBC’s Chief International correspondent. Also on the programme: A look ahead at tomorrow’s elections in Hungary where Prime Minister Viktor Orban could fall from power after 16 years; and a successful splashdown in the Pacific Ocean for the returning Artemis II astronauts. (Photo: US Vice President JD Vance waves after arriving for talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday 11th April 2026. Credit: Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS)
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  • Hello and welcome to NewsHour from the BBC World Service coming live from London.

  • This is Owen Bennett-Jones and we'll be hearing from NewsHour's Rajini Vaidyanathan in Hungary in half an hour.

  • She's there to cover the big election there tomorrow.

  • And also today.

  • Splashdown confirmed.

  • What now for the four astronauts who've just returned to Earth at the end of that Artemis mission?

  • But first of all, Pakistan.

  • And during the post-9-11 US campaign in Afghanistan,

  • the US military booked the top floor of Islamabad's Serena Hotel for several years.

  • Today, the US is back in the Serena, but this time with some fellow guests from Iran.

  • It's the venue for today's talks between the US and Iran, Pakistan mediating.

  • Now, the Afghan campaign ended with the Taliban victorious.

  • What's going to happen in the Iran conflict?

  • The US has control of the skies.

  • Iran has control of the sea, or at least a key bit of it,

  • the Strait of Hormuz, where ships can only pass with Iranian permission, the Tehran toll booth.

  • President Trump says the strait must be opened.

  • The Iranians don't want to give up a key bit of leverage too easily.

  • Asin Iqbal, Pakistani government minister for planning, spoke to the BBC on Saturday morning before the talks began.

  • The stakes are very high.