Iranian Foreign Minister Returns to Pakistan Amid Cease-Fire Talks with US
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi returned to Islamabad on Sunday as Pakistani political and military leaders attempted to revive ceasefire talks between Tehran and Washington. Araghchi had left the Pakistani capital on Saturday evening, creating confusion about the scheduled second round of negotiations, but he returned to Islamabad before continuing his journey to Moscow, Iranian state media reported. He had previously been in Oman, a country that had previously mediated negotiations and is located on the other side of the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
Two Pakistani officials, speaking anonymously to discuss these efforts, did not specify when the Americans could return to the region to continue the direct talks that took place earlier this month.
On Friday, the White House announced that envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would be sent to Islamabad. But shortly after Araghchi’s departure, President Donald Trump declared that he had canceled the mission due to lack of progress with Iran.
“If [Iranian authorities] wish, we can discuss, but we will not send anyone,” Trump told Fox News on Sunday.
Iranian officials questioned the trust they could place in the United States after American forces began blocking Iranian ports in response to Iran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz, and the US and Israel attacked Iran during previous negotiation cycles.
Context: – Abbas Araghchi is the Iranian Foreign Minister. – The Strait of Hormuz is a strategically important waterway for global oil supply.
Fact Check: – There has been an ongoing dispute between the US and Iran regarding the strategic waterway of the Strait of Hormuz. – The cancellation of the US mission to Islamabad was due to lack of progress in negotiations with Iran.
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