Buffets, baristas but no briefings: Journalists frozen out of Iran talks in Islamabad
Hundreds of reporters gathered at a Pakistani-run media centre for landmark U.S.-Iran talks but were largely excluded from official briefings.
Hundreds of journalists converged on Islamabad's flagship convention centre, converted by Pakistani authorities into a media hub for landmark talks between the United States and Iran aimed at ending the Middle East war. While the centre provided amenities such as buffets and baristas, reporters said they were largely frozen out of briefings and access to officials.