Passengers at the terminal hall after flights resumed at Imam Khomeini International Airport, amid a ceasefire between U.S. and Iran, in Tehran, on April 25, 2026. Photo: WANA via Reuters
U.S. envoys are expected to travel to Pakistan on Saturday (April 25, 2026) in a new bid to salvage ceasefire talks with Tehran, even as Iran ruled out direct negotiations with U.S. representatives as its top diplomat arrived in Islamabad.
The latest effort to broker a deal comes as an indefinite ceasefire has paused most fighting, but the economic fallout is still mounting with global energy shipments disrupted by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Published – April 25, 2026 01:59 pm IST