Iranian FM Araghchi Returns to Islamabad After Trump Bars US Envoys From Ceasefire Talks
Pakistani mediators seek to restore US-Iran dialogue as Tehran warns it will not negotiate "under threat and blockade"
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- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad on Sunday, hours after President Trump said his special envoys would not travel to Pakistan for ceasefire talks.
- Araghchi had met with Pakistani leaders on Saturday before flying to Muscat for talks with Oman's Sultan, with a Moscow trip expected next.
- Pakistan is attempting to mediate between Washington and Tehran after Trump extended a two-week ceasefire indefinitely at Islamabad's request.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad again on Sunday, just hours after US President Donald Trump told his special envoys not to go to Pakistan for ceasefire talks. Araghchi had left Pakistan's capital on Saturday night after meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir. Pakistan has been trying to get US and Iranian officials back to the negotiating table after Trump last week announced that a two-week ceasefire would be extended indefinitely, citing Islamabad's request for more diplomatic outreach. Araghchi then flew to Muscat for talks with Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said, and he was expected to travel to Moscow after his return trip to Pakistan, according to Iran's state-run IRNA news agency. IRNA described the diplomatic trip as one aimed at "strengthening coordination with partner countries". Araghchi has also had phone calls with his Turkish and Egyptian counterparts on Iran's ceasefire with the United States. Amid the flurry of diplomacy, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran would "not negotiate under threat and blockade".
