Iran’s foreign minister says he shared Tehran’s ‘views’ on ending war at Islamabad talks
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Iran’s foreign minister says he shared Tehran’s ‘views’ on ending war at Islamabad talks
BBC-April25th2026
Summary
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Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says he’s presented Tehran’s “views and considerations” on ending the war during a meeting with the head of Pakistan’s armed forces in Islamabad
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He appears to have come to the Pakistani capital with a comprehensive proposal to pass to Pakistan, BBC Persian’s Jiyar Gol writes from Islamabad
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Yesterday the White House said US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner would also head to Pakistan for Iran talks on Saturday – there’s been no word on whether they’ve left
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Iranian officials tell the BBC that a meeting with the US is not on Araghchi’s agenda
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Over the past week, US officials have repeatedly downplayed suggestions that they feel pressure to wrap the war up quickly
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Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces says it has killed four people it described as members of Hezbollah, while Hezbollah says it has attacked the Israeli military, during a recently extended ceasefire
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Pakistan and Iran had ‘cordial exchange of views’, Pakistan’s PM sayspublished at 07:54
Image source,Shehbaz Sharif / XPakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif has just shared an update on X following talks with Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi.
“Had a most warm, cordial exchange of views on the current regional situation. We also discussed matters of mutual interest, including the further strengthening of Pakistan-Iran bilateral relations,” he writes.
It follows earlier comments from Pakistan’s deputy prime minister, Ishaq Dar, who said the meeting between Sharif and Araghchi “lasted around two hours approx”.
“The Prime Minister emphasized on the importance of dialogue and diplomacy for the peace and stability in the region and beyond,” he writes.
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Iranian foreign minister leaves Islamabad after talks – state mediapublished at 07:49
Breaking
Image source,IRNAIranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has now left Islamabad, according to Iran’s state-run IRNA.
A short while ago the news agency Reuters news agency shared photographs of a motorcade, which it said was believed to be Araghchi’s, leaving the Pakistani capital.
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