Islamabad remains hopeful US and Iran will meet

Security forces are still present in Islamabad - it seems Pakistan is still hopeful that the US and Iran will meet.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi appears to have come with a comprehensive proposal to pass to Pakistan. There are reports that Pakistan's head of armed forces, Asim Munir, will pass this to the US.

There's no confirmation yet on whether US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have left Washington.

I'm hearing from Iranian officials - one after another - that meeting the US is not part of Araghchi's mission. But the reality is that Iran is here precisely to put forward a new proposal.

The details of that remain unclear. What I'm hearing from Tehran is that many hardline clerics say the nuclear issue is not on the table - a sticking point in the last round of talks.

- BBC