Iran's foreign minister arrived in Islamabad on Friday, while US envoys headed to the Pakistani capital in a bid to kickstart a new round of peace negotiations amid a fragile ceasefire.
The White House said emissaries Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would engage in an 'in-person conversation' with Iranian representatives, but Iranian state media said that direct talks were not in the cards.
Despite President Donald Trump's announcement on Thursday of a three-week ceasefire extension in Lebanon, Israeli strikes in the south of the country killed six people on Friday, the Lebanese health ministry said.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Witkoff and Kushner would head to Pakistan on Saturday 'to engage in talks...with representatives from the Iranian delegation.'
It remained unclear late Friday whether the Iranian side would meet directly with the US envoys.
