ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in Tehran for meetings with senior officials, Iranian state media reported on Saturday, as Islamabad continues diplomatic efforts to help ease tensions surrounding the ongoing Iran-US conflict and disruptions linked to the Strait of Hormuz blockade.
Pakistan has positioned itself as a mediator since the war erupted following joint US-Israeli strikes on Tehran on Feb. 28, which triggered Iranian retaliation and a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global energy corridor through which roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil and gas passes.
While a fragile ceasefire announced on Apr. 8 remains in place, negotiations between Washington and Tehran have largely stalled following a first round of direct talks in Islamabad, with disputes over Iran’s uranium enrichment program and regional security continuing to hamper progress.
“He has reached Iran,” an interior ministry source confirmed to Arab News on condition of anonymity after reports of Naqvi’s visit emerged in Iranian media, without offering further details.
Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported earlier that Naqvi had arrived in Tehran “a few hours ago” as part of an unannounced visit and was expected to meet senior officials of the Islamic Republic.
