Iranian officials have reached Pakistan ahead of the high-stakes talks with the United States scheduled for Saturday. President Donald Trump has warned that America will restart and step up its military strikes against Iran if no peace agreement is reached.

An Iranian delegation landed here in the wee hours of Saturday for talks with the US, as the world keeps its fingers crossed for an agreement to end the conflict between the two sides.

"Israel refused to discuss a ceasefire with the Hezbollah terrorist organisation, which continues to attack Israel and is the main obstacle to peace between the two countries," the statement read.

President Donald Trump appeared to cast doubt on the effectiveness of the two-week ceasefire over Iran's continued chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz.

The U.S. and Iran are getting ready for talks Saturday in Islamabad, Pakistan, as their tenuous ceasefire held despite key sticking points.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said Tehran does not seek war with the US or Israel but will not renounce its legitimate rights, in a message aired on state TV. His remarks come amid a fragile two-week ceasefire,

Iran’s foreign ministry said on Monday that a US mission to rescue the F-15E crew member — after his jet was downed over Iranian territory — may have been a front to “steal enriched uranium” from the