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Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi connected Saturday (June 20, 2026) reached Iran unannounced — the archetypal sojourn to the state by immoderate elder Pakistani authoritative aft Washington and Tehran signed an statement aimed astatine restoring bid successful West Asia.
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Mr. Naqvi reached Mashhad successful Iran connected Saturday (June 19, 2026), reported Geo News, without disclosing further details. Later, Iranian media reported that mr. Naqvi was connected his mode to the superior city, Tehran, to clasp talks with elder Iranian officials.
According to the state-owned IRNA news agency, Mr. Naqvi, during his visit, volition “monitor the ongoing negotiations” betwixt Iran and the U.S..
The U.S. and Iran signed a memorandum of knowing (MoU) this week, which led to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and marked the opening of a 60-day dialog model aimed astatine restoring bid successful West Asia.
Pakistan—the cardinal mediator successful the negotiations - is besides a signatory to the memorandum arsenic a guarantor. No authoritative announcement was made successful Islamabad astir Mr. Naqvi’s trip, but it is believed that helium would sermon the upcoming technical—level talks betwixt Washington and Tehran, which were expected to statesman connected June 19, but were postponed.
Axios reported connected Saturday (June 20) that White House envoy Steve Witkoff was connected his mode to Switzerland, wherever the archetypal circular of talks aft the MoU signing is expected to instrumentality place, with a absorption connected Iran’s atomic stockpile. It further cited an unnamed root saying Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is besides readying to question to Switzerland.
Mr. Naqvi, who is believed to beryllium adjacent to Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, made astatine slightest 3 strategical visits to Iran to span diplomatic gaps and resoluteness differences with the U.S. up of the signing of the MoU.
He has besides been regularly gathering the U.S. Charge de’ Affaires Natalie Baker successful Islamabad, according to authoritative sources.
