Iran’s foreign minister met Pakistan’s interior minister on Friday to discuss proposals aimed at ending the U.S.-Israeli war, Iranian media reported, as tensions persist between Tehran and Washington over Iran’s uranium stockpile and controls in the Strait of Hormuz.
Syed Mohsin Naqvi held a second round of talks with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran, two days after delivering the latest U.S. message in the negotiations, according to the semi-official Tasnim and ISNA news agencies.
Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (L) meets Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi as part of discussions linked to Iran-U.S. negotiations, Tehran, Iran, May 21, 2026. (AA Photo)
ISNA reported that Naqvi was acting as a facilitator in efforts to build a framework for ending the conflict and narrowing key differences.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday there were “some good signs” in the talks, but warned that a deal would be impossible if Tehran maintained a tolling system in the Strait of Hormuz, which has seen most commercial shipping disrupted since the war began Feb. 28.
