Iran, Pakistan discuss Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, possible return to talks
Officials said the two sides discussed reopening diplomatic channels as Pakistan pressed Iran and the United States to return to negotiations.
- On Thursday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir held a telephone conversation to discuss de-escalating tensions, including recent Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and the broader U.S.-Iran conflict.
- The Islamabad Memorandum, brokered by Pakistan and Qatar, provides a framework to end hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz; Pakistan persists in urging a return to negotiations despite implementation obstacles.
- Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad identified a "lingering lack of trust on both sides" hindering implementation, yet insisted that "diplomacy can still deliver results" if given necessary space.
- During Thursday's UN Security Council debate on Iran's nuclear file, Pakistan characterized recent Middle East violence as "quite unsettling," advocating for peaceful resolution through sustained diplomatic engagement.
- Newly appointed 34th Foreign Secretary of Pakistan Asim Iftikhar Ahmad continues urging UN members to "show unity" and find common purpose in upholding international peace and security.
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Iran, Pakistan discuss Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, possible return to talks
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Pakistan’s Army Chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, have discussed efforts to revive diplomatic channels aimed at de-escalating Tehran’s conflict with the United States, including the recent Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. A Pakistani security official told reporters that the two officials held a telephone conversation on Thursday, during which […] Iran, Pakistan discuss Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, po…
Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Asim Iftekhar Ahmed, said that his country was continuing its tireless efforts to bring the United States and Iran back to the negotiating table despite setbacks.
Field Marshal Munir, Iran’s Araghchi discuss return to talks as Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia escalate
Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Field Marshal Asim Munir and Iranian Foreign Minister (FM) Abbas Araghchi have discussed efforts to revive diplomacy over Tehran’s conflict with the United States (US), a Pakistani security official told Reuters. According to reports, the telephonic call between the two focused on the US-Israeli war with Iran, the possibility […]
Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the UN, Asim Iftikhar Ahmed, stated that there is a lack of trust between the US and Iran, and that they are insisting on the parties returning to the negotiating table and continuing high-level talks with both countries.
Iranian FM, Field Marshal Asim Munir discuss restoring diplomatic efforts, de-escalation
TEHRAN: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Pakistani army chief Asim Munir discussed finding ways to restore diplomatic efforts to de-escalate Tehran’s conflict with the US on all fronts, a Pakistani security official told Reuters on Friday. The two spoke by phone on Thursday and the conversation was focused on the US-Israeli war with Iran, […]
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