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Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi left for Tehran on Monday to hold talks with Iranian leadership on the evolving regional situation and bilateral relations, Pakistani government sources told Anadolu.
Naqvi, who has been actively involved in the mediation process alongside Pakistan’s army chief Field Marshall Asim Munir, would discuss matters related to attacks by Yemeni Houthi group on Saudi Arabia’s oil and economic infrastructure, and how to revive the stalled peace talks with the US, the sources added.
Islamabad has already warned that the recent escalation in Yemen would further complicate the already complex regional scenario.
This is Naqvi’s sixth visit to Tehran since the US and Israel launched war against Iran in February.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei on Saturday said Naqvi’s visit to Tehran will focus on bilateral relations, and there is no plan to exchange any specific messages regarding mediation.
Pakistan has remained the primary mediator between Iran and the US throughout the war, and has maintained close contact with both sides.
The US and Iran signed the Islamabad memorandum of understanding in June and launched negotiations toward a final agreement. However, the talks later collapsed over disagreements on security guarantees and freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most strategic routes for global energy supplies and trade.
The US and Iran then exchanged military strikes in July.
Trump on Sunday said he is contemplating three possible paths for Iran: Continue targeting economically, destroying the regime or making a deal.
After securing a ceasefire in April, Pakistan hosted first highest-level direct talks between the US and Iran since they broke diplomatic ties in 1979.
