Qatar's Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Iran's state broadcaster said the Iranian delegation would meet Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif around noon local time (5pm AEST) to determine the timing and manner of "possible negotiations".Vance also held talks with Sharif on Saturday, the White House and Sharif's office said, with Witkoff and Kushner also taking part.The talks are expected to be indirect, with the Iranian and US delegations in separate rooms and Pakistani officials shuttling proposals between them.While there was no immediate comment from the White House on the Iranian demands, Trump said in a social media post that the only reason the Iranians were alive was to negotiate a deal."The Iranians don’t seem to realise they have no cards, other than a short term extortion of the World by using International Waterways However, Israel's embassy in Washington said the talks would constitute the start of "formal peace negotiations" and that Israel had refused to discuss a ceasefire with Hezbollah.Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has repeatedly expressed readiness for direct talks with Israel since Hezbollah drew Lebanon into the Middle East war on 2 March with rocket fire at Israel in support of Iran, sparking massive Israeli strikes and a ground invasion.Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah said on Saturday that the negotiations were a "blatant violation of the (national) pact, the constitution and Lebanese laws"."It exacerbates domestic divisions at a time when Lebanon most needs solidarity and internal unity to face Israel's aggression and preserve civil peace", Fadlallah said in a statement."What the enemy has been unable to do on the ground ..