Pakistan and Iran made 'significant progress' in talks on conflict, minister says

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Aug 25, 2026
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ISLAMABAD, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Pakistan and Iran made "significant progress" in talks that focused on the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and a path to peace, Pakistan's interior minister said on Tuesday, at the end of a visit to Tehran.

Talks between the two sides focused on measures to prevent further escalation, reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and an expedited termination of the conflict, a statement from the Pakistani military said about the meeting between the country's army chief, Asim Munir, and the Iranian leadership.

The two sides also exchanged views on regional peace and the way to arrive at a negotiated settlement to the dispute, the statement said.

"The Iranian President candidly shared his government's perspective and we had a very constructive exchange on the issues involved," Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, who accompanied Munir to Tehran, said in a post on X.

The White House and the State Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment made outside business hours.

Munir spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of his Tehran visit, Reuters reported on Monday.

Trump last week warned of economic consequences against any country that provided "any type of lifeline to Iran" as he seeks to isolate the country. Iran in turn vowed ‌to shut down all oil exports from the Gulf.

(Reporting by Rick Noack and Kanishka Singh, Writing by Hritam Mukherjee and Shilpa Jamkhandikar; Editing by Thomas Derpinghaus)

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