Pakistan announces US-Iran talks 'in coming days'

Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar made the announcement on Sunday.

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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Mar 23, 2026, 11:08 AM EDT

Trump details US-Iran talks, says Iran agreed to not have nuclear weapon

President Donald Trump talked about the ongoing negotiations with Iran during a lengthy gaggle on the tarmac in Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday.

Trump said that Iran and the U.S. had many points of agreement in the current talks, which he previously said had been happening for two days – and he said that Iran agreed to never have a nuclear weapon.

Trump said talks would continue over the next few days. He said Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner have been involved in those talks.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport, March 23, 2026 in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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"We have had very, very strong talks. We’ll see where they lead. But we have point -- major points of agreement, I would say, almost all points of agreement, perhaps that hasn't been conveyed,” Trump said. “The communication, as you know, has been blown to pieces. They're unable to talk to each other. But we've had very strong talks. Mr. Witkoff and Mr. Kushner had them. They went, I would say, perfectly. I would say that if they carry through with that, it'll end that -- that problem, that conflict, and I think it'll end it very, very substantially.”

Rescue workers and first responders work at a residential building hit in an earlier U.S.-Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, March 23, 2026.
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When pressed about who they are speaking with in Iran, Trump said, "a top person."

"Don't forget, we've wiped out the leadership phase one, phase two and largely phase three. But we're dealing with a man who I believe is the most respected and the leader,” Trump said.

Trump said he is not talking to the new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei.

-ABC News’ Michelle Stoddart

Mar 23, 2026, 8:53 AM EDT

Iranian foreign ministry denies talks with US, Mehr reports

Iran's semi-official Mehr News Agency quoted the Foreign Ministry in Tehran as denying President Donald Trump's claim of talks between Washington and Tehran.

A member of a police force stands guard on a street in Tehran, Iran, on March 23, 2026.
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Trump, the ministry said, aims to buy time for U.S. military plans and reduce energy prices, Mehr reported.

"There are initiatives by regional countries to de-escalate tensions, and our response to all of them is clear: We are not the party that started this war, and all these requests should be referred to Washington," the statement said.

-ABC News' Zoe Magee

Mar 23, 2026, 8:31 AM EDT

Trump says Iran has 'representatives' when pressed about talks

President Donald Trump told CNBC's Joe Kernen on Monday morning that Iran has "representatives," Kernen said, when pressed about who the administration had been in talks with.

The conversation came after Trump's social media post saying that he ordered the Pentagon to postpone strikes on Iran's energy facilities after two days of "productive" talks.

Trump said on Friday that the U.S. was having a "hard time" finding people to hold talks with saying that "We have nobody to talk to. And you know what? We like it that way."

Kernen said Monday that Trump said there had been "great meetings, great conversations and hopes that within the next 5 days something very substantive can be arrived at for the end of hostilities."

-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart and Fritz Farrow

Mar 23, 2026, 7:34 AM EDT

UAE says 7 Iranian missiles, 16 drones shot down on Monday

The United Arab Emirates' Defense Ministry said on Monday that its forces had downed seven ballistic missiles and 16 drones launched by Iran.

The tally takes the UAE's total number of interceptions to 352 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles and 1,789 drones, the ministry said.

To date, two military servicemembers and six civilians have been killed during Iranian attacks, with another 161 people injured, the ministry said.

A man walks along the Corniche in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on March 20, 2026.
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