The Daily Populous Sunday April 12nd, 2026 evening edition
Authored by nbcnews.com and submitted by JKKIDD231

Iran's parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said his country is approaching weekend peace talks with goodwill and readiness to come to a deal.

But he also expressed mistrust toward the U.S. after the last round of talks about Iran’s nuclear program, which appeared to be progressing, became a prelude to unexpected attacks.

“Unfortunately, our experience of negotiating with the Americans has always been accompanied by failure and breaches of commitments,” Ghalibaf said upon arrival to Islamabad ahead of peace talks with the U.S., according to the semiofficial Tasnim news agency.

Iran's parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf looks at the photos of the children killed in Madrasa Minab in Iran, while aboard a plane on his way to Pakistan. AFP - Getty Images

He continued, “Twice within less than a year, in the middle of negotiations, despite the goodwill of the Iranian side, they attacked us and committed multiple war crimes.”

The speaker offered hope, but clearly expressed wariness, according to the Tasnim report.

Kagrenac8 on April 12nd, 2026 at 01:53 UTC »

They could have thrown their proposals on the table, spent 5 minutes going through them, laugh, and part. Would've spared them 20 hours and 55 minutes of glaringly predictable negotiations with the same outcome.

Their positions and subsequent demands are simply too far apart, given that whoever blinks first will fail to save face domestically and in the international sphere.

planj07 on April 12nd, 2026 at 01:50 UTC »

The fact that they are leaving Pakistan after one day is not good at all. Hormuz has to reopen or we face global economic ruin.

That means an attempt at overwhelming force or status quo and Iran retains their stranglehold on the strait.

JKKIDD231 on April 12nd, 2026 at 01:42 UTC »

SS: NO AGREEMENT IN PAKISTAN: Vice President JD Vance said the U.S. leaves Islamabad, where a delegation was meeting for face-to-face negotiations with Iran, without an agreement. The sides held talks for 21 hours, he said.