Iran and the US head into high-stakes talks in Islamabad on Saturday with each side brazenly cautious of one another. Whereas Tehran has reiterated that it approaches negotiations with “goodwill however no belief,” Washington has additionally signalled warning.Islamabad talks start beneath shadow of mistrust as Iran, US commerce warnings (AI-generated/Reutets, AFP)Iranian Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Friday night time reiterated Tehran’s deep mistrust of the US. In keeping with the Tasnim Information Company, he mentioned, "Our expertise of negotiations with the Individuals has all the time been met with failure and breach of promise. They attacked us twice in the midst of the negotiations. We've goodwill however no belief." Monitor US-Iran conflict reside updates.Ghalibaf made the remarks upon arriving in Islamabad, the place he's main a high-level delegation for anticipated discussions involving the American aspect. His feedback got here in response to latest statements by US Vice President JD Vance.Vance heads to PakistanEarlier within the day, Vance mentioned that “If the Iranians are keen to barter in good religion, we're definitely keen to increase the open hand,” however warned that “if they are going to attempt to play us, then they are going to discover the negotiating staff isn't that receptive,” AFP quoted him as saying.Vance is travelling to Islamabad together with US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and particular envoy Steve Witkoff.Sharif says ‘make or break’ momentPakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif described the upcoming negotiations as a troublesome however decisive section.“A brief ceasefire has been introduced, however now an much more troublesome stage lies forward: the stage of reaching a long-lasting ceasefire, of resolving difficult points via negotiations,” he mentioned. “That is that stage which, in English, is known as the equal of 'make or break,'” AFP reported.In keeping with an announcement from Pakistan’s international workplace, Ghalibaf’s delegation was acquired upon arrival by deputy PM Ishaq Dar, chief of defence forces and military chief discipline marshal Asim Munir, nationwide meeting speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and inside minister Mohsin Naqvi.As reported by Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the Iranian delegation consists of representatives from safety, political, navy, financial and authorized fields.The staff consists of international minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, secretary of Iran’s defence council Ali Akbar Ahmadian, and central financial institution governor Abdolnaser Hemmati, together with a number of members of parliament.What are key Iranian demandsTehran has continued to emphasize preconditions laid out earlier by Ghalibaf, warning that failure to fulfill them might derail the method, as reported by Press TV.In a publish on X, Ghalibaf mentioned two key steps agreed between the events stay unfulfilled. In keeping with him, each the Lebanon ceasefire and the discharge of frozen Iranian property are important situations earlier than any formal dialogue begins in Islamabad.He mentioned: “Two of the measures mutually agreed upon between the events have but to be applied: a ceasefire in Lebanon and the discharge of Iran's blocked property previous to the graduation of negotiations. These two issues should be fulfilled earlier than negotiations start,”Nonetheless, Israel has maintained that the two-week ceasefire doesn't prolong to Lebanon.This comes as Israeli strikes following earlier hostilities linked to Hezbollah have left heavy casualties within the area. Lebanese authorities say greater than 1,950 individuals have been killed in latest weeks, together with over 350 on a single day throughout renewed strikes.What's on US' checklist of demandsThe reopening of the Strait of Hormuz—via which practically one-fifth of the world’s crude oil passes—is anticipated to be a key concern within the Islamabad peace talks.US President Donald Trump mentioned the important transport route can be opened “pretty quickly.” Whereas speaking to reporters, he added, “We'll open up the Gulf with or with out them... or the strait as they name it,” he mentioned. “I believe it should go fairly shortly, and if it does not, we'll be capable of end it off. We could have that open pretty quickly.”When requested what a profitable take care of Iran would appear to be, Trump stored the main focus narrowly on nuclear considerations, saying: “No nuclear weapon. That is 99 p.c of it.”Official sources cited by information company AFP point out that the discussions are anticipated to cowl a number of delicate points, together with Iran’s nuclear enrichment programme and guaranteeing the free stream of commerce via the Strait of Hormuz.Trump had earlier posted on his TruthSocial account that Iran has “no playing cards” within the negotiations, aside from what he described as “a short-term extortion of the World through the use of Worldwide Waterways.”