Pakistan announces US-Iran talks 'in coming days'

Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar made the announcement on Sunday.

ByDavid Brennan, Kevin Shalvey, Meredith Deliso, Nadine El-Bawab, and Jon Haworth

Last Updated: March 29, 2026, 4:47 PM EDT

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes attack targeting military and government sites, officials said.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was among those killed in Tehran on the first day of strikes, with his son Mojtaba Khamenei later chosen to succeed him. Iran has responded with missile and drone attacks targeting Israel, regional U.S. bases and multiple Gulf nations. Iran is also attempting to block some shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

Israel is also intensifying its long-running strike campaign against the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon and expanding its ground operations in the south of the country.

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Here's how the news is developing.

Mar 26, 2026, 9:56 AM EDT

Head of Navy Intelligence for IRGC killed, IDF says

The head of the Naval Intelligence for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was also "eliminated" in a strike on senior leadership of the IRGC Navy, the Israel Defense Forces said Thursday.

Behnam Rezaei was killed "alongside" IRGC Navy Commander Alireza Tangsiri in a strike in Bander Abbas, the IDF said.

People walk amidst the rubble from the damaged Isfahan Optics Industries building and the surrounding area in Isfahan, Iran, March 24, 2026.
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"Rezaei served as the Head of the IRGC Navy Intelligence Directorate for a number of years and constituted a central knowledge authority in maritime intelligence. As part of his role, Rezaei was responsible for intelligence collection on regional countries and led cooperation with various intelligence organizations," the IDF said in a statement.

-ABC News' Jordana Miller

Mar 26, 2026, 7:33 AM EDT

Kremlin denies sending drones to Iran

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on Thursday denied a Financial Times report suggesting that Russia is providing drones to Iran.

"There are a lot of fake news in the media right now. Even the most respected publications are not above publishing these false reports. Don't pay any attention to them," Peskov told reporters during a briefing.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov is pictured at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Nov. 19, 2025.
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-ABC News' Anna Sergeeva and Othon Leyva

Mar 26, 2026, 7:14 AM EDT

Pakistan facilitating 'indirect' US-Iran talks, minister says

Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said in a post to X on Thursday that Islamabad is facilitating "U.S.-Iran indirect talks" by carrying messages between the warring nations.

Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is pictured in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 19, 2026.
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Dar confirmed that the U.S. sent a 15-point proposal to Iran, which he said is "being deliberated" by Tehran.

Turkey, Egypt and other unnamed nations "are also extending their support to this initiative," Dar wrote.

-ABC News' Habibullah Khan and Joe Simonetti

Mar 26, 2026, 7:04 AM EDT

Trump warns Iran to 'get serious' in peace talks

President Donald Trump on Thursday warned Iran to "get serious" about talks to end the war, writing on social media that Iranian negotiators were "very different" and 'strange.'"

Trump claimed Iran is "'begging'" the U.S. to make a deal, "yet they publicly state that they are only "looking at our proposal."

"WRONG!!! They better get serious soon, before it is too late, because once that happens, there is NO TURNING BACK, and it won't be pretty!," Trump added.