US-Iran mediation attempts moving forward, Pakistani officials say

Pakistan’s top political and military leadership is continuing to mediate between the United States and Iran, with indirect ceasefire talks still alive despite mounting tensions between the sides, two Pakistani officials say.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is expected to arrive in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad this evening for a second visit in as many days after a short trip to Oman.

Araghchi was in Islamabad yesterday and presented Tehran’s position on ending the regional conflict to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and other senior officials.

There are no immediate plans for US envoys to return for talks, according to the Pakistani officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.