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Iranian Delegation Exits Islamabad; Derails Pakistan's Bid To Host US-Iran 2nd Round Of Dialogue
24htopnews | April 26, 2026 12:08 PM CST

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi left Islamabad after meeting Pakistan’s leadership, with no progress on US-Iran talks. Tehran reportedly handed over demands instead of engaging with the US delegation and moved to Oman and Russia, denting Pakistan’s mediation efforts.

Islamabad: The Iranian delegation, led by Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, departed Islamabad on Saturday evening after a day of high-level meetings with the Pakistan leadership, leaving Pakistan's ambitious claims of brokering a US-Iran peace deal as part of the second round of negotiations in tatters.

As reported by Al Jazeera, the delegation left the Pakistani capital after delivering an "official list of demands" to Pakistani leaders for the US and Israel in order to achieve a complete solution to the conflict in West Asia.

The departure effectively signals the end of Islamabad's hopes to facilitate the much-anticipated second round of direct dialogue, as Araghchi is now set to travel to Oman and Russia, bypassing any further engagement in the Pakistani capital.

In a frantic effort to project diplomatic weight, Pakistan's top civilian and military leadership converged at the house of the Pakistani Prime Minister for a meeting with the Iranian delegation that lasted approximately two hours prior to Araghchi's departure.


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