Mediator Pakistan insisted that negotiations between Iran and the United States were ongoing, even as the US carried out a "heavy wave of strikes" on Iran in retaliation for fresh attacks targeting Jordan.

Mediator Pakistan insisted that negotiations between Iran and the United States were ongoing, even as the US carried out a "heavy wave of strikes" on Iran in retaliation for fresh attacks targeting Jordan.

Mediator Pakistan insisted Thursday that negotiations between Iran and the United States were ongoing, even as Washington carried out a "heavy wave of strikes" on its foe in retaliation for fresh attacks targeting Jordan.

"Negotiations between parties are ongoing, particularly on (the) Strait of Hormuz and to de-escalate," says a Pakistani foreign ministry spokesman.