Pakistan announces US-Iran talks 'in coming days'

President Donald Trump said he has extended the deadline for U.S. and Iranian negotiators to reach a deal, during which the U.S. will not target energy facilities.

"As per Iranian Government request, please let this statement serve to represent that I am pausing the period of Energy Plant destruction by 10 Days to Monday, April 6, 2026, at 8 P.M., Eastern Time. Talks are ongoing and, despite erroneous statements to the contrary by the Fake News Media, and others, they are going very well," Trump said in a post on social media Thursday.

Egypt is conveying messages between the U.S. and Iran as part of broader regional efforts to ease tensions and explore negotiations, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said Thursday, adding that a ministerial‑level meeting on the Iran conflict is expected early next week.

Speaking at a press briefing in Beirut, Abdelatty said there were “common points” regarding the situation, including a shared desire for de-escalation.

“Regarding the Iranian issue, there are some common points related to the desire for de-escalation and the willingness to explore negotiations as a means of resolving existing disputed," he said.

He said Egypt “has been and is currently passing messages between the Iranian and American sides” in coordination with regional partners, including Pakistan and Turkey.

“We are maintaining full coordination,” he said.

President Donald Trump continued to slam NATO allies after they did not provide assistance with Iran, saying this is something the U.S. will “remember” and telling reporters that he doesn’t know if the U.S. will be there for NATO allies going forward.

Pressed specifically on why U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer was reluctant to help the U.S. in its war, Trump said that he didn’t ask him.

Trump also repeated his claims that the U.S. does not need help from anyone in Iran, including NATO, while saying he is "disappointed" in NATO.

-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart

President Donald Trump on Thursday, during his first cabinet meeting since the start of the war in Iran, dismissed the need for talks to end the conflict, maintaining the operation has crippled Iran to the point that it’s Tehran that seeks a deal.

Despite the president touting on Thursday the U.S. is currently engaging in “substantial talks” with Iran, and his administration offered up a 15-point plan to resolve the conflict, he also said that there are still “other targets we want to hit before we leave” and that he doesn’t “care” about reaching a deal or not.

When asked whether he might push back his deadline for negotiations not to strike energy sites in Iran, Trump said that it would depend on how negotiations go.

-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart