Diplomatic Breakthrough Sponsored by Pakistan: Potential Meeting Between US and Iran Delegations Tonight to Resume Peace Talks

 A diplomatic source told "Novosti" today, Thursday, April 23, 2026, that significant progress has been made in arranging a direct meeting between the United States and Iran, likely to occur tonight or tomorrow. This development follows intensive efforts by Islamabad to bring both parties back to the negotiating table despite tensions caused by Tehran's seizure of two cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Pakistani sources noted that President Trump's extension of the ceasefire has provided "sufficient space" for the diplomatic path, amid expectations of a second round of formal talks in the coming days to end the waterway crisis.