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Why is Pakistan hosting Iran-US peace talks? | The Global Story
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25:50Now PlayingThe ceasefire between the US and Iran is due to end on Wednesday. US media reports that Vice-President JD Vance will travel to Pakistan to hold further peace talks with Iranian officials.
Sources told CNN that a second round of talks between the US and Iranian delegations is currently planned for Wednesday.
However Tehran hasn’t confirmed it will send a delegation for talks in Islamabad.
We speak to the BBC’s Pakistan correspondent, Carrie Davies, to ask how the country became a trusted intermediary between the parties in this conflict, and whether it can use this moment to increase its influence on the world stage.
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