"Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi landed in the Pakistani capital in the early hours of April 25, framing his visit in a post on X as a 'timely tour' to coordinate on 'bilateral matters' with Pakistani officials before proceeding to Oman and Russia."
"Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei was more explicit, posting on X that 'no meeting is planned to take place between Iran and the US,' and that Tehran's positions would be 'conveyed to Pakistan' rather than delivered directly to American negotiators."
"Washington told a different story. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner would travel to Islamabad on April 25 for what she described as 'direct talks, intermediated by the Pakistanis' with the Iranian delegation."
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi arrived in Islamabad to discuss bilateral matters with Pakistani officials. Tehran denied any planned meetings with US officials, stating that Iran's positions would be conveyed to Pakistan instead. Araqchi is expected to meet with Field Marshal Asim Munir to respond to a US proposal. Meanwhile, the US confirmed that special envoys would travel to Islamabad for talks with the Iranian delegation, indicating that Iran had requested these discussions and that progress had been noted recently.
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