This handout photograph taken on April 25, 2026 and released by Pakistan's Prime Minister Office shows Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (L) greeting Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (2R) before their meeting amid the Middle East war, at the Prime Minister House in Islamabad. US envoys were expected in the Pakistani capital on April 25 to kickstart a new round of peace negotiations with Iran, although Iranian state media said Tehran's representatives had no immediate plans to hold face-to-face talks. (Photo by Pakistan's Prime Minister Office / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Pakistan's Prime Minister Office / - " - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Discussions on bilateral ties and regional issues, including the Iran-U.S. war, will be held with Russian officials during a visit to St Petersburg, Iran’s foreign minister said, marking the final leg of a regional tour that also took him to Pakistan and Oman, Iranian state media reported on Monday.
Abbas Araghchi said recent consultations in Pakistan had reviewed conditions under which Iran-U.S. talks could resume, stressing that Tehran would seek to secure its rights and national interests following weeks of war.
He also said Iran and Oman, as coastal states of the Strait of Hormuz, had agreed to continue expert-level consultations to ensure safe transit and protect shared interests in the waterway.
Discussions on bilateral ties and regional issues, including the Iran-U.S. war, will be held with Russian officials during a visit to St Petersburg, Iran’s foreign minister said, marking the final leg of a regional tour that also took him to Pakistan and Oman, Iranian state media reported on Monday.
Abbas Araghchi said recent consultations in Pakistan had reviewed conditions under which Iran-U.S. talks could resume, stressing that Tehran would seek to secure its rights and national interests following weeks of war.
He also said Iran and Oman, as coastal states of the Strait of Hormuz, had agreed to continue expert-level consultations to ensure safe transit and protect shared interests in the waterway.
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