Iran’s foreign minister heading to Pakistan, plays down link to US talks

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he will travel to Pakistan on Friday, though the Iranian official described the visit as an Iran-Pakistan bilateral, amid earlier speculation that it could signal momentum towards a second round of direct US–Iran talks. This will be followed by other bilateral sit downs that do not, at this point, involve Washington, he added. “Embarking on timely tour of Islamabad, Muscat, and Moscow”, he announced on social media, to “closely coordinate with our...