Pakistan's Interior Minister in Tehran to Facilitate Stalled Talks with Washington

SadaNews - The Pakistani Interior Minister arrived in Tehran on Saturday, seeking to facilitate stalled talks between Iran and the United States despite a fragile ceasefire, according to Iranian media.

The "Tasnim" agency reported that Mohsen Naqvi arrived today in Tehran "as part of a two-day official visit in the context of Pakistan's efforts to facilitate talks and enhance regional peace".

Iranian Interior Minister Iskandar Momeni welcomed his Pakistani counterpart, whose visit follows days after the visit of Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir.

Mohsen Naqvi held talks with his Iranian counterpart. "Tasnim" mentioned that the two ministers "held an important bilateral meeting, during which they discussed the Iranian-Pakistani relations and the prospects of resuming peace talks" between Iran and the United States.

In this context, Pakistani sources told the "Al-Arabiya" and "Al-Hadath" channels that the visit of the Pakistani Interior Minister to Iran "aims to reach a specific agreement formula", as "the American side requested answers to specific points raised by Washington".

Pakistani sources emphasized that "there is no alternative to a phased agreement between the US and Iran", pointing out to "positive progress regarding the Strait of Hormuz", adding that "the door is open for negotiations regarding outstanding issues, including the Iranian nuclear issue".

Islamabad's mediation between the US and Iranian sides continues, having hosted a high-level meeting between delegations from both countries last month.

A ceasefire that began on April 8 has contained the escalation that followed US-Israeli attacks on Iran on February 28.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi stated on Friday that Iran received messages from Washington indicating that President Donald Trump's administration is ready to continue talks.

On Tuesday, the Chairman of the Shura Council and chief Iranian negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf issued a warning to the United States, urging it to accept the conditions outlined in Iran's proposal to end the war in the Middle East or face "failure", following Trump's announcement that the truce is in the "intensive care unit".

Qalibaf wrote in a post on "X": "There is no alternative to acknowledging the rights of the Iranian people as stated in the 14-point proposal, and any other approach will be completely futile and will only lead to failure after fail".