US-Iran historic ceasefire talks in Pakistan continue after midnight

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United States and Iran continued historic face-to-face negotiations early Sunday in Pakistan, days after a fragile, two-week ceasefire was announced, as the war that has killed thousands of people and shaken global markets entered its seventh week. The White House confirmed the rare high-level engagement. Meanwhile, the U.S. military said two destroyers transited the Iran-gripped Strait of Hormuz ahead of mine-clearing work, a first since the war began. Iran’s state media, however, said the joint military command denied that. “We’re sweeping the strait. Whether we make a deal or not makes no difference to me,” Trump…