Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi

People drive past a billboard about the Strait of Hormuz on a building in Tehran, Iran, on 16 September 2026. Photo: Reuters

Hope for progress after US, Iran hold first shuttle talks in months

First US-Iran talks in months raise hopes for breakthrough.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets Pakistan’s Army Chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, in location given as Islamabad, Pakistan, released April 25, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Iran shared 'views and considerations' with Pakistan on ending war, Araghchi says