Iran's top diplomat expected in Pakistan on Friday night to discuss peace plans: MS NOW

iran's foreign minister abbas araghchi is expected in islamabad on friday night to discuss stalled peace talks with the u.s., a pakistani official told ms now. araghchi and a small team will meet with pakistani mediators about a potential second round of negotiations. the first round, held nearly two weeks ago in islamabad and led on the u.s. side by vp jd vance, ended with no deal. a follow-up u.s. trip was delayed after iranian officials reportedly said they wouldn't show up. the main sticking point is the strait of hormuz, where traffic has slowed due to iranian threats and a retaliatory u.s. naval blockade. the tensions have strained the april 7 ceasefire, which trump extended unilaterally tuesday shortly before it was set to expire. defense secretary pete hegseth said friday that operation epic fury has delivered a "decisive military result in just weeks," contrasting it with past wars that took years. trump said thursday he's in no rush for a deal, noting the war hasn't hit stocks or oil prices as much as he expected.