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Iranian delegation arrives dressed in black – with shoes and backpacks of dead children

Saturday's talks between Iran and the US in Pakistan were heated at times, a Pakistani source told Reuters.

– There were mood swings on both sides and the temperature rose and fell during the meeting.

The meeting initially lasted around two hours before a break. According to several media outlets, the talks are now continuing into the night.

The US delegation consists of Vice President JD Vance, envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.

Iran is represented by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf. According to Iranian media, the delegation arrived in black mourning clothes and brought shoes and backpacks from children killed in the US missile attack on a girls' school. 

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- No matter what happens, we win, he says.

Trump also says that Iran "probably has some mines" in the Strait of Hormuz, but that the US is in the process of clearing them.