New Delhi, April 11 -- As high-stakes US-Iran peace talks unfold in Islamabad, foreign affairs expert Waiel Awwad on Saturday said the scale and composition of delegations signal that both sides are "serious about reaching a sort of an agreement", even as tensions remain over key issues like the Strait of Hormuz.

Speaking to ANI, Awwad said, "Well, I think today, all eyes are in Islamabad to find out what will be the outcome of this discussion. For two reason: either the Iranian delegation which is composite of around 71 persons including the the Chairman of the Majlis-e-Shura in Iran, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf. He is the one in charge of the discussion and he was given the full authorities of the government of Iran to continue the discussi...