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Parts of Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, are reported to be off limits today as the city prepares for a fresh round of peace talks between the US and Iran.
It’s being reported major hotels are sold out, transportation services have shut down and traffic routes have been altered through the city.
“Due to the arrival of foreign delegations in Islamabad, Red Zone and Extended Red Zone will remain completely closed for all kinds of traffic,” Islamabad Police said in a post on X today.
“Citizens are advised to use alternate routes and cooperate with traffic police to ensure smooth flow and security.”
Neither the US nor Iran has yet confirmed that a second round of talks will take place, as the clock ticks down on the two-week ceasefire.
The New York Post reports, “All rooms at Islamabad’s luxury Movenpick, which hosted hundreds of local and international journalists during last weekend’s talks, had no rooms available in the coming days. And the city’s Serena Hotel—home to the US-Iran negotiations—is no longer taking reservations.
“Additionally, current guests at the Serena and Marriott Hotel in Islamabad were asked to find alternative accommodations beginning Sunday night.”
Although the first round of talks last weekend, led by Vice President JD Vance on the US side, ended in deadlock, Iranian officials have said the in-person talks were productive and further talks represent the best possible approach to ending the war, now in its seventh week.
“In mediated negotiations, misunderstandings sometimes arose, such as on the issue of asset release,” Iranian Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said, according to a post by the Iranian embassy in India.
“But in direct talks, we reached a clearer mutual understanding.”
It’s expected talks could take place as early as Tuesday.
President Trump has indicated he would travel to Pakistan himself, but only if a deal is ready to be signed.
On Friday, President Trump said talks would continue over the weekend, and indicated there were “a lot good things… happening.”
Trump was asked by reporters whether “significant differences” remain between the US and Iran.
“Well, there could be. Let’s see what happens. If there are, we’ll have to straighten it out. But I don’t think there’s too many significant differences,” he replied.
Later, aboard Air Force One, President Trump said there had been “pretty good news,” but he gave no further details.
“We had some pretty good news 20 minutes ago, but it seems to be going very well in the Middle East with Iran. You’ll hear about [it]. I just think it’s something that should happen. It’s something that only makes sense to happen, and I think it will. We’ll see what happens.”
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