Iran sets more conditions ahead of US talks

Iran said on Friday that blocked Iranian assets must be released and that a ceasefire must take hold in Lebanon before peace talks can ​proceed, throwing last-minute doubt over negotiations scheduled for Saturday in Pakistan.Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said on X that the two measures had been previously agreed with the U.S. and warned that negotiations would not start until they are fulfilled.His post was echoed by Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, who also called for the Isra...