The United States and Iran began face-to-face negotiations Saturday in Pakistan, days after a fragile, two-week ceasefire was announced.⁣ ⁣ The war that has killed thousands of people and shaken global markets entered its seventh week.⁣ ⁣ The White House confirmed the direct nature of the talks.⁣ ⁣ Iran’s state-run news agency said three-party talks had begun after Iranian preconditions, including a reduction in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, were met, and after US and Iranian officials met separately with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.⁣ ⁣ #news #US #Iran #politics #ceasefire #peacetalks