Pakistan Interior Minister Visits Iran Amid Stalled US Talks

Tehran. Following the postponement of the planned talks between Iran and the United States in Switzerland, Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi visited Iran on Saturday to push for further talks based on the Memorandum of Understanding.

Talks between Tehran and Washington were scheduled to take place in Switzerland on Friday after signing a Memorandum of Understanding to end the war in the Middle East, but the subsequent talks were postponed after US President Masoud Pezeshkian signed electronically from Tehran and US President Donald Trump signed from France.

According to Tasnim and other Iranian media, Pakistan's Interior Minister Naqvi landed in the northeastern city of Mashhad on Saturday. US State Department spokesperson Ismail Baghai had previously informed ISNA that Pakistan's Interior Minister would arrive in Iran on Saturday afternoon.

During the visit, Naqvi is expected to meet with his Iranian counterparts, Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Pakistan has been a major mediator between Tehran and Washington, and Qatar has also been involved in the preparation of the agreement announced this week.

On February 28, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several senior military commanders were killed in an attack by the US-Israeli coalition. Iran retaliated with missile and drone attacks, which drew countries in the region into war before the ceasefire in April.

Iran signed an agreement on Thursday to end hostilities with the United States, aiming for further talks on a broader agreement that would include Iran's long-disputed nuclear program.