ISLAMABAD, March 29. /TASS/. Talks between the United States and Iran may take place in Islamabad in the coming days, Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said.

"Pakistan will be honored to host and facilitate meaningful talks between the two sides in coming days for a comprehensive and lasting settlement of the ongoing conflict," he told a news conference following consultations with the top diplomats of Egypt, Turkey and Saudi Arabia. "Pakistan is very happy that both Iran and the US have expressed their confidence in Pakistan to facilitate the talks," Dar added.

He pointed out that "China fully supports Pakistan's initiative to host Iran-US talks" and that UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres "has expressed his full support for the peace initiative taken by Pakistan."

According to Dar, Sunday’s consultations discussed "ways to bring an early and permanent end to the war in the region." The foreign ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, Turkey and Saudi Arabia "agreed that this war is not in favor of anyone and would only lead to death and destruction."

The United States and Israel launched a military operation against Iran on February 28. Major Iranian cities, including Tehran, were struck. The White House justified the attack by citing alleged missile and nuclear threats from Iran. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced a retaliatory operation, targeting sites in Israel. US military bases in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE were also hit.