"Araghchi's Visit to Pakistan Aimed at Delivering Ceasefire Terms... Unrelated to Nuclear Talks"

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On April 26 (local time), Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi returned to Pakistan just one day after visiting Oman, stating that his trip was intended to deliver ceasefire terms to the Pakistani side and was unrelated to nuclear negotiations.

According to Tasnim News Agency, Minister Araghchi, who began his tour of Pakistan, Oman, and Russia on April 24, returned from Oman to Pakistan on this day to continue consultations. Tasnim News Agency stated, "Minister Araghchi delivered ceasefire terms to the Pakistani side, including the introduction of a new legal regime in the Strait of Hormuz, the receipt of war reparations, the prevention of further aggression against Iran, and the lifting of the naval blockade."

The agency further noted, "The nuclear issue, which the United States considers the most critical matter among the main topics passed on to the mediating countries, was excluded," adding that "Minister Araghchi is scheduled to travel to Russia after his stay in Islamabad." This significantly downplays the importance of his return visit to Pakistan.

Previously, Minister Araghchi held a series of high-level meetings with Pakistani officials in Islamabad, then traveled to Oman for talks with Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman in Muscat. Instead of heading to Russia as originally scheduled, he returned to Pakistan from Oman, raising speculation about the possibility of resuming negotiations with the United States.

However, after Minister Araghchi departed for Oman, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the cancellation of plans to dispatch Steve Whitcoff, the U.S. Special Envoy for the Middle East, and his son-in-law Jared Kushner, who were expected to travel to Pakistan. As a result, the possibility of a second round of talks has become unlikely.

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