The United States and Iran are nearing “some sort of an arrangement” to de-escalate tensions, Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif revealed on Tuesday, just as Islamabad dispatched its Interior Minister to Tehran to bolster diplomatic negotiations.
Speaking to Bloomberg News in Islamabad, Defense Minister Asif expressed optimism over recent diplomatic signals after weeks of heightened friction in the region.
“Things are shaping up again in favor of a peace arrangement or a deal,” Asif said as Islamabad, a leading mediator in the conflict, stepped up efforts to restore the initial peace deal the two sides agreed in mid-June.
“The signals in the last two or three days are that we are close to some sort of an arrangement.” Asif emphasized that securing a durable, long-term peace framework would yield significant security and economic benefits for the entire Middle East.
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Diplomatic Standoff and Key Pre-conditions
The Defense Minister’s statements come amid a high-stakes exchange of demands between Washington and Tehran.
Iranian leadership has maintained that the formal resumption of direct talks remains contingent on guaranteed freedom of navigation and the immediate opening of the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
Conversely, U.S. President Donald Trump has demanded financial compensation from Tehran for alleged attacks against Gulf states and regional infrastructure.
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Despite the stark rhetoric, backchannel diplomatic traffic over the past several days indicates growing momentum toward an interim compromise.
High-Level Mission to Tehran.
Highlighting Islamabad’s central role as a regional facilitator, Pakistan’s Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Raza Naqvi arrived in Tehran earlier today for high-level discussions with senior Iranian officials.
According to diplomatic sources cited by Iran’s state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) and the semi-official Mehr News Agency, Naqvi departed Islamabad early Tuesday morning.
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His itinerary includes discussions on bilateral security, border management, and broader regional stability. Naqvi’s mission builds on reciprocal diplomatic engagement between the two neighbors.
Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni traveled to Islamabad recently for detailed consultations with Naqvi and senior Pakistani leadership. Pakistan—maintaining crucial diplomatic channels with Washington while sharing a direct land border with Iran—continues to position itself as a key regional mediator seeking to avert broader conflict in the Middle East.
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