Insiders said that the head of the Iranian negotiating delegation has not yet been finalized.

According to Iranian sources on the 8th, informed sources said that the previous news about the selection of the head of the Iranian negotiating delegation was not accurate, and the matter has not been finalized. The sources said that the Secretariat of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran and relevant government departments are "assessing all aspects and necessary conditions of the negotiations with a high spirit of unity, and will soon issue an official announcement." Earlier reports had stated that the Speaker of the Iranian Islamic Parliament, Kalibaf, would lead the Iranian delegation in negotiations with the United States in Islamabad, Pakistan, with Vice President Pence leading the US delegation. Pakistani Prime Minister Shebaz said on social media on the 8th that he had invited both the Iranian and US delegations to hold talks in Islamabad on the 10th to reach a final agreement to resolve all disputes.