US-Iran Backchannel Talks Begin Amid Strait of Hormuz Crisis
US President Donald Trump postponed a 48-hour ultimatum to bomb Iran’s power plants after “good and productive” backchannel communications with Tehran. Messages were sent via mediators like Pakistan’s army chief and PM, with direct contact to a “top” Iranian official possibly Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf. Negotiation Status Iran denies direct talks,
