Pakistan and Iran made ‘significant progress’ in talks on conflict, says minister
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Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf meeting Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, in Tehran on Aug 24.
PHOTO: REUTERS
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan and Iran made “significant progress” in talks that focused on the US-Israeli war on Iran and a path to peace, Pakistan’s interior minister said on Aug 25, at the end of a visit to Tehran.
Talks between the two sides focused on measures to prevent further escalation, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and an expedited termination of the conflict, a statement from the Pakistani military said about the meeting between the country’s army chief, Asim Munir, and the Iranian leadership.
The two sides also exchanged views on regional peace and the way to arrive at a negotiated settlement to the dispute, the statement said.
“The Iranian President candidly shared his government’s perspective, and we had a very constructive exchange on the issues involved,” Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, who accompanied Munir to Tehran, said in a post on social media platform X.
Munir spoke to US President Donald Trump ahead of his Tehran visit, Reuters reported on Aug 24.
Trump last week warned of economic consequences against any country that provided “any type of lifeline to Iran” as he seeks to isolate the country. Iran, in turn, vowed to shut down all oil exports from the Gulf. REUTERS
