An Iranian delegation led by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will reach Pakistan on Friday night (April 24, 2026) to hold bilateral consultations, discuss the U.S.-Iran ceasefire and the current developments in the region, officials and media reports said.
Mr. Araghchi will lead a small delegation to Pakistan, Oman, and Russia on Friday (April 24, 2026) to "hold bilateral consultations and discuss current developments in the region, as well as the latest situation" in the U.S.-Iran war, Iran's state-run IRNA news agency reported.
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However, there was no clarity on whether Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the Parliament Speaker who led the Iranian delegation in the first round of peace talks with the U.S. in Pakistan early this month, would be part of the delegation or not.
A senior official of the Shehbaz Sharif government said that Mr. Araghchi is expected to arrive in Islamabad with a small delegation. "Following key discussions with the Pakistani mediation team, a second round of peace talks between the United States and Iran is expected to be held in Islamabad," the official told PTI.
