A member of the military stands guard in the Red Zone in Islamabad on April 25, 2026. Photo Asif HASSAN / AFP
The United States is seeking "a way to save face" to withdraw from the war, the Iranian Defense Ministry spokesperson said Saturday, as new Iranian-American talks via the Pakistani mediator appeared to be on the horizon.
"Our military power is now a dominating force, and the enemy is looking for a way to save face to get out of the quagmire of war in which it has become bogged down," a ministry spokesperson said, as cited by the Isna news agency.
American envoys are expected in Islamabad on Saturday, but there is no guarantee of a direct meeting with the Iranian delegation, which arrived Friday in the Pakistani capital, two weeks after the initial talks between the two belligerents.
The United States is seeking "a way to save face" to withdraw from the war, the Iranian Defense Ministry spokesperson said Saturday, as new Iranian-American talks via the Pakistani mediator appeared to be on the horizon.
"Our military power is now a dominating force, and the enemy is looking for a way to save face to get out of the quagmire of war in which it has become bogged down," a ministry spokesperson said, as cited by the Isna news agency.
American envoys are expected in Islamabad on Saturday, but there is no guarantee of a direct meeting with the Iranian delegation, which arrived Friday in the Pakistani capital, two weeks after the initial talks between the two belligerents.
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