Here are the most recent images we are receiving from Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, as the city prepares for anticipated peace discussions between the US and Iran.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!The primary hotels in the city’s “Red Zone” have cleared out their guests in preparation for the delegations’ arrival.
Vice President JD Vance and senior US officials are anticipated to visit Islamabad today, yet Iran’s foreign ministry has asserted that there are no plans for discussions “at this time.”
A police officer is positioned at a roadside in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Monday. Asim Hafeez/Reuters
Security guards monitor a checkpoint along a road that is temporarily closed near the Serena Hotel in the Red Zone area of Islamabad on Monday. Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images
A military soldier maintains watch on a roadside to guarantee safety prior to the second session of talks between the U.S. and Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Monday. Anjum Naveed/AP
Security officials are stationed at a security checkpoint on a road that is temporarily shut down near the Serena Hotel in the Red Zone area of Islamabad on Monday. Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images
A Pakistani security officer surveys a checkpoint from a police kiosk on Monday. Rebecca Conway/Getty Images