Iranian Foreign Minister Meets Key Pakistani Figure Amid Focus on Possible Resumption of Second-Round Talks with U.S.

Reports of Possible Meeting with U.S. Envoy and Kushner

Iran Draws Line: "No Plans" for Talks

With the Iranian foreign minister, whose country is currently under a temporary ceasefire with the United States, meeting with a key figure from mediator Pakistan, attention is focusing on the possibility of resuming a second round of armistice talks between the two countries.

On April 25 (local time), Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held talks with Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. General Munir is regarded as a powerful figure within Pakistan and has been deeply involved in armistice negotiations between the United States and Iran.

Araghchi, Iranian Foreign Minister (left), and Munir, Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army. Photo by EPA Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Yonhap News Agency

The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs released photos of the meeting on the same day, but the details of the talks have not been disclosed yet. However, there is analysis suggesting that Iran and Pakistan, the mediator, may have discussed matters related to the second round of armistice talks.

The New York Times, citing two senior Iranian officials, reported that Minister Araghchi is expected to meet Steve Whitkoff, U.S. Special Envoy for the Middle East, and Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s eldest son-in-law, in Pakistan this weekend to continue the armistice negotiations. However, Iranian state media have drawn a clear line, stating that Minister Araghchi has no plans to meet with the U.S. side during his visit to Pakistan, leaving the prospects for a second round of talks still uncertain.

The United States and Iran held their first round of armistice negotiations in Islamabad on April 11-12, but the talks broke down. The second round, which had been expected to take place on April 21, also failed to materialize. Since then, with Pakistan once again stepping in as mediator and Minister Araghchi visiting Islamabad, the possibility of resuming negotiations has been raised once more.

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