Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad again on Sunday (April 26, 2026) as Pakistan’s political and military leadership scrambled to reignite ceasefire talks between Tehran and Washington.

Mr. Araghchi had left Pakistan’s capital late Saturday (April 25, 2026), creating confusion around an expected second round of talks, but he returned to Islamabad before continuing on to Moscow, Iranian state media said. He had been in Oman, which previously mediated talks and is located on the other side of the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

Iran has yet to decide whether it will take part in a new round of talks with the United States, local media reported Sunday (April 19, 2026), with the IRNA state news agency saying “there is no clear prospect of fruitful negotiations”.

The Fars and Tasnim news agencies, quoting anonymous sources, said Tehran had yet to decide whether it would participate and that “the overall atmosphere cannot be assessed as very positive”, with Fars citing one source as saying the lifting of a U.S. blockade on Iranian ports was a precondition for talks.

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance said Iran has moved in the direction of the U.S. during the peace talks in Islamabad to end the war and it was for Tehran to make the next move on taking the discussions forward.

The U.S. and Iran failed to reach an agreement in the 21-hour marathon peace talks in Islamabad over the weekend, with Washington insisting that Tehran refused to give up its right over enrichment of nuclear fuel.

 U.S. Vice President JD Vance is departing Pakistan on Sunday (April 12, 2026), according to a pool report, soon after saying that talks with Iran failed to reach an agreement.

Mr. Vance boarded Air Force Two at 7:08 am (0208 GMT) and waved to Pakistani officials from the top of the stairs.