[Iran Confirms Start of Iran-U.S. Negotiations] Odaily Planet Daily News - According to reports from Tasnim News Agency and several other Iranian media outlets on the 11th, following intensive consultations in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, and progress made during meetings between Iranian and Pakistani leaders, as well as the containment of Israeli attacks in Lebanon, coupled with the U.S. acceptance of the proposal to unfreeze Iranian assets, Iran and the U.S. have decided to initiate negotiations. Earlier, the White House denied claims that the U.S. had agreed to unfreeze Iranian assets. (Xinhua News Agency)