Iran and US Move Towards Indirect Talks in Pakistan
- Publish date: Saturday، 25 April 2026 Reading time: 1 min read
Iran and the US explore indirect avenues for communication via Pakistan as tensions escalate.
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Iran and the US appeared to be readying for communicating again, if at arm's length and with secondary-level interlocutors, as a team from Tehran arrived in Pakistan and a US group was set to head there on Saturday.
After the second round of talks that was to have taken place this week or over last weekend didn't take off because Iran refused to join, there has been some delicate manoeuvres by Tehran to reopen contacts.
As the stalemate continues, Tehran has closed the Strait of Hormuz, and the US has blockaded Iran's ports.
And behind the facade of a ceasefire, the US has attacked and seized Iranian ships, and Tehran has attacked and seized ships, including one heading to India from Dubai.
While Iran has refused to negotiate with the US while the blockade was in effect, its Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad on Friday, ostensibly as part of a round of consultations with Pakistan, Oman and Russia, according to Tehran.
Presumably, Araghchi will be there when US negotiators - US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and Special Representative Steve Witkoff arrive there.
But Iran Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei ruled out a direct meeting between them.
Taking to his social media platform X Baghaei said, "No meeting is planned to take place between Iran and the US. Iran's observations would be conveyed to Pakistan."
Instead of a direct contact, the two sides may communicate through Pakistani intermediaries.
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