Vince and Araghchi to meet in Pakistan

The meeting marks the first face-to-face high-level negotiations between the two nations in decades, following 40 days of intense conflict.

Pakistan has emerged as an unlikely powerbroker in the region, successfully leveraging its ties to both Tehran and Washington to broker the initial truce.

However, the talks are clouded by deep mistrust and the ongoing Israeli bombardment of Lebanon, which Iran claims violates the spirit of the agreement.

Experts are skeptical that the weekend meetings will result in a permanent peace deal, given the vast differences in the strategic objectives of both sides.