And we’ve been told that several US C-17 Globemaster aircraft landed in Islamabad over the past 24 hours and that more may be en route.
However, we are not sure what the Iranian position is.
A lot of diplomatic efforts have been undertaken by Pakistan. Pakistan’s chief of defense forces was in Tehran for three days.
And the fact that the Americans have already started to arrive here — these are forward teams, security teams carrying armored vehicles — suggests that the talks will take place.
However, the recent tensions, the tough rhetoric between the two sides is casting a shadow on those talks.
