Articles by Baqir Sajjad Syed
OVER most of the past year, Pakistan’s role in US-Iran diplomacy remained quiet, familiar and carefully limited; functioning as a channel passing messages and keeping lines of open when direct con...
PM Shehbaz Sharif greets Iranian Ambassador Reza Amiri Moghadam.—APP
• PM meets Iranian ambassador, hopes both sides will ink peace deal for permanent end to conflict•...
• Officials say ceasefire extension immediate priority, warring parties asked to extend truce by 45 days; Tehran favours Islamabad as venue for further talks• PM tells cabinet ceasefire under ‘s...
WHEN Vice President JD Vance and Iranian Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf arrived in Islamabad with their delegations this weekend, the country was already carrying the weight of expectation.
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BAGHER Ghalibaf (centre), the speaker of Iran’s parliament, and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrive at Islamabad Airport.—White Star
• US-Iran dialogue set to be...
• Vows to support US, Iran in reaching a peaceful settlement• PM, army chief review mediation efforts, arrangements for talks• Israeli strikes in Lebanon threaten to derail negotiations• Iran ...
• Negotiations follow Pakistan-brokered two-week truce• US vice president, Iranian foreign minister to lead their delegations• PM Shehbaz calls talks ‘historic moment’ for lasting settlement...
IRANIAN Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his accompanying delegation depart for the site of the talks in Oman.—Reuters
• No public acrimony witnessed as both sides st...
After weeks of uncertainty, indirect talks between Iran and the United States are set to open tomorrow in Oman’s capital, Muscat. The very survival of the process is notable, even though expectation...
After weeks of uncertainty, indirect talks between Iran and the United States are set to open tomorrow in Oman’s capital, Muscat. The very survival of the process is notable, even though expectation...
