The U.S. tries again today to unwind the war in Iran with another delegation to Pakistan.

It's unclear if Iran and the U.S. will even meet this time.

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A U.S. delegation is traveling to Pakistan today for a new round of talks about possible peace with Iran. That's as Iran's foreign

minister is also in Pakistan, although Iran has denied that direct talks with the U.S. will

take place. All of this occurs as a temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon

was extended, something Iran demanded in order for

those talks to take place. We're joined now by NPR's Kat Lansdorf in Beirut. Kat, thanks so much.

Hey, good morning. What more can you tell us about the U.S. Iran peace talks?

Well, both the U.S. and Iran have representatives in Pakistan, which is a good start and a more promising

sign than we've had recently. On the U.S. side, special envoy Steve Whitkoff is going, joined by

President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner. Iran's foreign minister Abbas Arachchi is also in Islamabad,

but Iranian officials have made it clear they plan to meet only with Pakistani

officials, not with the U.S. All of these meetings are happening after Trump unilaterally

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