{"id":336649,"date":"2026-04-21T18:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-pakistan-hosting-iran-us-peace-talks-the-global-story\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T18:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:00:21","slug":"why-is-pakistan-hosting-iran-us-peace-talks-the-global-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-pakistan-hosting-iran-us-peace-talks-the-global-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Pakistan hosting Iran-US peace talks? | The Global Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/RaM9IoZ8fko\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why is Pakistan hosting Iran-US peace talks? | The Global Story\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RaM9IoZ8fko\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The ceasefire between the US and Iran is due to end on Wednesday. US media reports that Vice-President JD Vance will travel to Pakistan to hold further peace talks with Iranian officials. <\/p>\n<p>Sources told CNN that a second round of talks between the US and Iranian delegations is currently planned for Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>However Tehran hasn\u2019t confirmed it will send a delegation for talks in Islamabad.<\/p>\n<p>We speak to the BBC\u2019s Pakistan correspondent, Carrie Davies, to ask how the country became a trusted intermediary between the parties in this conflict, and whether it can use this moment to increase its influence on the world stage.<\/p>\n<p>New episodes of The Global Story are released daily. If you\u2019re in the UK, listen on BBC Sounds. If you live outside the UK, listen on BBC.com or wherever you get your podcasts. <\/p>\n<p>LINK: https:\/\/app.magellan.ai\/listen_links\/the-global-story-ytl<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#US #Iran #bbcnews <\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Introduction<br \/>\n02:01 How did Pakistan emerge as the host for peace talks?<br \/>\n05:25 Who does President Trump trust?<br \/>\n08:35 Pakistan takes centre stage in US-Iran peace talks<br \/>\n09:35 The US-Iran ceasefire<br \/>\n16:00 The importance of sectarianism in the US-Iran conflict<br \/>\n19:50 Why does the US trust Pakistan?<br \/>\n22:22 What does Pakistan have to gain from this?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ceasefire between the US and Iran is due to end on Wednesday. US media reports that Vice-President JD Vance will travel to Pakistan to hold further peace talks with Iranian officials. Sources told CNN that a second round of talks between the US and Iranian delegations is currently planned for Wednesday. 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