Iranian President Visits Pakistan as U.S.-Iran Talks Advance

Iran’s president arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday for talks with officials mediating negotiations between Tehran and Washington on a permanent end to the war in the Middle East. The visit comes as technical teams worked on details of the deal after high-level negotiations in Switzerland on Monday. U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf led those talks.

In Tehran, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson told reporters that no visits were scheduled for the International Atomic Energy Agency to examine Iranian nuclear sites bombed by the United States last year. Vance had previously said the Switzerland talks produced an agreement for inspectors to visit the sites.

The IAEA has been in and out of Iran since Israel’s 12-day war in 2025 but has not been granted access to the bombed enrichment sites. Vance said any unfrozen Iranian financial assets would be used to buy American-grown food, with the U.S. and Qatar holding approval over the process.

The spokesperson said Tehran’s import decisions would be based on prices and quality.

Violence flared again in southern Lebanon on Tuesday when Israeli soldiers opened fire, killing two people. The reports came after two days of calm following a ceasefire brokered on Saturday. Mediators said a de-confliction cell created in the Switzerland talks would include the Lebanese government and ensure adherence to the termination of military operations.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his military still has full freedom of action to thwart threats. U.S. President Donald Trump said the situation would get solved when asked about Netanyahu’s comments.

“Progress on this path will be measured by practical adherence to accepted responsibilities.”