U.S. team heads to Iran peace talks with a gulf separating the two sides

The Washington Post reports that a U.S. delegation is traveling to Islamabad for peace negotiations with Iran as both sides exchange accusations of bad faith and ceasefire violations. The reporting is bylined to three experienced national security correspondents (DeYoung, George, Hudson) at a major outlet with strong editorial standards, lending credibility to the sourcing and framing. Independent coverage from Reuters, NBC, NYT, BBC, and CBC corroborates the core facts—that negotiations are underway in Pakistan and that both sides have preconditions and doubts about the durability of any agreement, with Iran specifically demanding a Lebanese ceasefire before substantive talks begin. Watch for signs of whether preliminary sessions produce any agreements on sequencing or confidence-building measures, and monitor whether Tehran's additional demands become obstacles to substantive negotiations.