Pakistan has proposed hosting a second round of talks between the US and Iran in Islamabad in the coming days, according to the Associated Press citing two Pakistani officials.
The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to discuss the matter with the media, said the proposal would depend on whether the parties request a different location.
It comes after talks between Washington and Tehran in the Pakistani capital over the weekend failed to reach a resolution, with the agreed two-week ceasefire nearing its end.
However, one of the officials cited by the Associated press claimed those initial talks were part of an ongoing diplomatic process rather than a one-off effort.
Donald Trump said earlier that the US had been “called by the other side”, adding that Iran would “like to make a deal very badly.”
Meanwhile, Tehran has demanded compensation from countries it says participated in the US and Israeli war against Iran.
Iran’s state media said the nations include Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan – countries that Tehran has itself attacked during the war.
Iran’s UN representative Amir-Saeid Iravani claimed the countries had violated international law, according to state news agency IRNA.
He said they had to “make full compensation for the damages caused to the Islamic Republic of Iran, including payment of compensation for all material and moral damages resulting from their international violations”.
Iran has launched retaliatory missile and drone attacks on its Gulf neighbours during the conflict in an attempt to pressure the US and Israel into a ceasefire.
Written with reports from News Agencies
