Never refused Islamabad visit: Iran on 'deadlock' in Pak-mediated talks with US
India Today
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Tehran has "never refused to go to Islamabad" for peace talks, but emphasised that any negotiations must deliver a "conclusive and lasting" end to what it calls an "illegal war."
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Saturday said that Tehran has “never refused to go to Islamabad” for peace talks, but stressed that any negotiations must result in a “conclusive and lasting” end to what he described as an “illegal war.”
“Iran's position is being misrepresented by US media. We are deeply grateful to Pakistan for its efforts and have never refused to go to Islamabad. What we care about are the terms of a conclusive and lasting end to the illegal war that is imposed on us,” he wrote on X.
Araghchi's remarks come amid speculation of a deadlock in Pakistan-mediated talks between Iran and the US to broker a ceasefire to end the war, now into its sixth week. According to a Wall Street Journal report, Tehran had conveyed to mediators that it was unwilling to meet US officials in Islamabad in the coming days and found Washington’s demands “unacceptable.”
Efforts to broker a ceasefire have hit a dead end, with Iran refusing to engage in planned talks. “Current mediation efforts have reached a dead end,” the report said, pointing to a setback in diplomatic attempts.
Iran had earlier denied participating in any Pakistan-facilitated negotiations to end the conflict.
Meanwhile, Pakistan rejected claims that its peace initiative had stalled. Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi termed such reports “baseless” and a “figment of imagination.”
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