Islamabad [Pakistan], April 25 (ANI): The Iranian delegation, led by Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, departed Islamabad on Saturday evening after a day of high-level meetings with the Pakistan leadership, leaving Pakistan's ambitious claims of brokering a US-Iran peace deal as part of the second round of negotiations in tatters.
Iran foreign minister says 'yet to see if the US is truly serious about diplomacy' Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday that it remained to be seen whether the United States was "truly serious" about diplomacy, after he completed a visit to Pakistan where he met with senior officials. Iran and Pakistan "shared Iran's position concerning workable framework to permanently end the war on Iran," Araghchi said in a post on X. "Have yet to see if the US is truly serious about diplomacy," he added.
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were to travel to Islamabad to attempt to revive ceasefire negotiations Donald Trump said he has told US envoys not to go to Pakistan for more talks with Iran , shortly after Tehran’s top diplomat left Islamabad late on Saturday. Trump added to Fox News: “They can call us anytime they want. ” The White House on Friday said Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would travel to Pakistan’s capital to attempt to revive ceasefire negotiations.
With US-Iran talks in Pakistan in doubt after Iran's foreign minister left Islamabad and President Trump canceled the planned trip by US negotiators, veteran journalist Eli Lake says Washington should use its leverage not only on the nuclear file, but to help the people of Iran.
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Trump cancels envoy visit to Pakistan, says Iran can ‘call us’ to negotiate US President Donald Trump told Fox News that he had cancelled Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, from travelling to Pakistan for talks. The announcement comes after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi left Islamabad with his delegation. Trump told the US News network that it was “not worth” his envoys travelling 18 hours to Pakistan for talks with Iran, adding that Tehran could simply call Washington if it wished to establish a deal.
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(260425) -- ISLAMABAD, April 25, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif (L) holds talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 25, 2026.
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 25 (ANI): In a frantic attempt to project regional relevance, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a high-level meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Saturday, even as the highly anticipated second round of US-Iran peace talks in the capital teeter on the brink of total collapse.
Pakistan's Shehbaz Sharif confirms Iran's delegation has left Islamabad Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his delegation for visiting Islamabad. Sharif on X said both parties had "discussed matters of mutual interest, including the further strengthening of Pakistan–Iran bilateral relations". Earlier, Al Jazeera confirmed that Araghchi and his delegation had left Islamabad after talks.
Iranian delegation has left Islamabad: Al-Jazeera Al Jazeera is reporting that Iran's delegation has left Islamabad after holding high-level meetings with officials. The delegation, which includes Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, delivered its list of demands for ending the US-Israeli war for Pakistani leaders to present to Washington.
Turkey casts itself as 'adult in the room' amid global reordering, FM tells Oxford audience Submitted by Sondos Asem on Sat, 04/25/2026 - 09:24 As Iran-US talks stall and tensions roil global markets, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan positions Ankara as a central diplomatic broker Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan delivering a speech at Oxford University's Rhodes House on 24 April 2026 (MEE) Off Turkey is positioning itself as a "middle power" and a key diplomatic broker in an unravelling global order, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said during a speech at the University of Oxford on Friday. Speaking at an event hosted by the Global Orders Programme at the Oxford Centre for Global History, Fidan framed Ankara as uniquely placed to act as a mediator across multiple conflicts, including Gaza, Iran and Ukraine. "States with deep strategic traditions fare better in this era of uncertainty," Fidan said, arguing that the growing prominence of middle powers reflects structural shifts in global politics.
Aragchi meeting with Pakistan's Sharif ends in Islamabad: Al-Jazeera A Pakistani official has told Al-Jazeera Arabic that the meeting Iran's Abbas Aragchi and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ended in Islamabad. More details to follow...
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 25 (ANI): In a major development amid rising tensions surrounding diplomatic engagements between Tehran and Washington aimed at achieving a comprehensive resolution to hostilities in West Asia, prospects of peace talks between the two sides in Islamabad are 'rapidly fadin
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi briefed the Pakistani prime minister on Tehran’s positions regarding the latest ceasefire developments in the US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran, while also discussing bilateral ties and regional issues.
The EU has warned Bosnia that designating a private US company as the main investor in a planned gas pipeline, aimed at ending four decades of dependence on Russian gas imports, could undermine the its EU accession and put access to aid from Brussels at risk.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission is working on the details of a 12-article plan that would place the strategic management of the Strait of Hormuz under Iran’s control.
Iran conveyed 'demands and reservations' about US positions to Pakistan Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi delivered Tehran's negotiating demands, as well as its reservations about US demands, to Pakistani officials during his visit to Islamabad, a Pakistani source involved in the talks told Reuters. US President Donald said Friday that Iran planned to make an offer aimed at satisfying US demands but that he did not know what the offer entailed. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, meanwhile, said that Iran had a chance to make a "good deal" with the US.
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