Iranian state media confirms FM headed to Pakistan, says he will also visit Oman and Russia

By AP 24 April 2026, 3:49 pm

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In this photo released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (right) meets with Pakistan's Army Chief Field Marshal Gen. Asim Munir in Tehran, April 15, 2026. (Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP)

Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency confirms that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is heading to Pakistan for talks.

IRNA says Araghchi will also go to Oman and Russia.

The trip to Pakistan comes as officials there have been trying to get the United States and Iran to a second round of ceasefire negotiations.

The IRNA report says Araghchi’s trip, beginning Friday, is focused on “bilateral consultations and discussions on ongoing regional developments, as well as the latest situation surrounding the imposed war by the United States and Israel against Iran.”