Iran’s Araghchi Left Pakistan Meeting With US Talks in Limbo

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, with Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in Islamabad on April 24, in a handout photo released by Iran's foreign ministry.
Source: Iranian Foreign Ministry/AFP/Getty Images

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By Arsalan Shahla, Dan Strumpf, and Khalid Qayum

April 25, 2026 at 6:08 AM UTC

Updated on

April 25, 2026 at 3:21 PM UTC

Iran’s top diplomat met mediators in Pakistan but left Islamabad ahead of the expected arrival of US envoys as prospects for direct negotiations to end the eight-week war remain slim.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was only meeting with Pakistani officials to convey Iran’s “observations,” with no talks planned with the US delegation, a spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry said Saturday.