Pakistan is exploring a route toward resuming stalled U.S.-Iran talks aimed at ending the nearly five-month-old war, according to multiple sources cited by reporting on Tuesday. The discussions are linked to a push initiated by China, with Pakistani officials considering how to restart engagement between Washington and Tehran.
Exploratory talks occur amid repeated high-level visits from Iran. Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni visits Islamabad this week, described as his second trip within the previous 10 days, during which Pakistan-based sources say talks took place about the prospects for renewing U.S.-Iran negotiations. Additional reporting also references close Iranian contact with Pakistani government members.
One outlet attributes part of China’s involvement to concerns about impacts on its interests, citing Iranian actions and disruption around the Strait of Hormuz as factors behind Beijing’s push. The reporting does not provide confirmed dates for any resumption of U.S.-Iran talks or specific negotiating terms, and it characterizes the current steps as preliminary.
