US officials are pressing Iran for concessions as high-stakes talks begin in Islamabad, Pakistan. These negotiations, facilitated by Pakistan and occurring during a two-week ceasefire, aim to conclude the long-running Middle East conflict.

US President Donald Trump on Friday pressed Iran to meet US demands, as Vice-President J.D. Vance travelled to Pakistan to lead high-stakes negotiations seen as a key effort to end the more than month-long Middle East conflict. The talks between the US and Iran, taking place during the agreed two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, are expected to begin on Saturday morning in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif confirmed that leaders of both countries had.....