Main developments
US vice-president JD Vance says US and Iran have failed to reach an agreement.
Negotiators earlier said there was a “stalemate” over control of the Strait of Hormuz.
Vance said earlier that he expected the talks to be “positive” but warned the Iranians “not to play us”.
Iran said it was ready to reach a deal but did not “trust” the US.
The US military said two American warships transited through the strait on Saturday for the first time since the start of the war as part of a mission to clear mines set by Iran. Iran denied the US claims.
Israel launched further air strikes on southern Lebanon.
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam postponed a trip to Washington, where he was expected to meet US secretary of state Marco Rubio ahead of bilateral talks between Israeli and Lebanese envoys brokered by the state department.
The direct talks are the first between the two enemy states, which have never had diplomatic relations, in more than four decades.
US launches mine clearance operation in Strait of Hormuz
The US military said two US Navy destroyers transited through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday as part of a mission to clear the waterway of mines set by Iran.
US Central Command said the USS Frank E Peterson and USS Michael Murphy passed through the strait and operated in the Arabian Gulf during the operation.
“Today, we began the process of establishing a new passage and we will share this safe pathway with the maritime industry soon to encourage the free flow of commerce,” said Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of Centcom.
Centcom added that “additional US forces, including underwater drones, will join the clearance effort in the coming days”.
An Iranian military spokesperson denied that any US vessels had entered the Strait of Hormuz.
“The initiative for the passage and movement of any vessel is in the hands of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” he said.
French president encourages Iran to secure ‘lasting de-escalation’
France’s President Emmanuel Macron encouraged his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian to take advantage of talks in Pakistan to secure “a lasting de-escalation” with the US, in a call on Saturday.
“I called on him to seize the opportunity presented by the discussions launched in Islamabad to pave the way for a lasting de-escalation and agreement . . . that provides solid guarantees for security in the region,” Macron wrote on X.
The French leader emphasised the need for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz “as soon as possible”.
Calls with Macron’s Saudi and Turkish counterparts also took place on Saturday.