Pakistan Brokers US-Iran Ceasefire, Sets Stage for Talks

0:00It's April 8th. I'm Cory with the story, and this is Global News Today. Your AI-powered world briefing. Pakistan pulled off a clutch diplomatic move overnight, brokering a temporary ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran just hours before talks collapsed. With President Trump's deadline ticking down, he warned the fighting could wipe out a whole civilization, Islamabad shuttle messages between Washington, and Tehran, linking top folks like Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Iran's foreign minister Abbas Arakchi. The drama kicked off when Iran had a Saudi-Petrochemical plan in Jubeil, right after an Israeli strike on their own facility. That sparked rage in Riyadh, where Pakistan has a defense pact nearly derailing weeks of back-channel work. Pakistani leaders vented strong anger at Iran, but kept pushing, stressing no deadline extension was coming. This is say the talks were breathless and intense, with Iran on thin ice refusing preconditions at first. Pakistan got Washington to assure Israel would hold back on strikes, which finally convinced

1:03Tehran to agree with our strings. Even Israel, who wanted more military gains, backed Trump's call. Delegations are heading to Islamabad. Thursday, Iran, led by Arakchi and parliament, Speaker Muhammad Bakr Khalibaf, U.S. with Vance. Vance will tackle Iran's nuclear program, uranium enrichment, ballistic missiles, and straight-of-war moves control, though big demands like sanctions. Relief are off the table for now. As the sun rose over Islamabad, Prime Minister Shibha Sharif locked in the ceasefire and Trump announced the breakthrough after a final call with. Pakistan's army chief. This sets the stage for direct negotiations, but the real test is keeping the peace while hashing out the hard stuff.