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Pakistan Steps In to Break U.S.-Iran Peace standoff
Pakistan’s interior minister launched high-stakes talks in Tehran on May 21, leading a diplomatic push to broker a breakthrough in the stalled peace negotiations between the United States and Iran.
The Pakistani mediation comes at a critical moment in the 12-week-old U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
Despite Islamabad's efforts to establish a peace framework, Washington and Tehran remain deeply unreached over the fate of Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile and control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz shipping lane.
Pakistani Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Tehran on Friday to discuss specific proposals aimed at ending the war, according to Iranian semi-official news agencies Tasnim and ISNA.
The meeting marks a rapid escalation in Pakistan's role as a key diplomatic intermediary.
Just two days prior, Naqvi personally presented the Iranian leadership with the latest message from Washington. ISNA reported that Naqvi is actively facilitating communication between the combatant nations to bridge major differences and secure a ceasefire framework.
A senior Iranian source told Reuters on Thursday that Pakistan's efforts have successfully narrowed some gaps, though uranium enrichment and shipping controls remain major sticking points.
