Pakistan minister Naqvi heads to Iran amid mediation efforts to end conflict

Islamabad: Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Raza Naqvi on Tuesday headed to Tehran for talks with Iranian officials amid mediation efforts to end the ongoing Iran-US conflict, according to the Iranian media.

Iran's official news agency, IRNA, cited a diplomatic source saying Naqvi departed for the Iranian capital early Tuesday for talks on bilateral ties and issues of mutual interest.

There was no immediate confirmation from Pakistani or Iranian authorities.


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The visit comes a month after Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni travelled to Islamabad for talks with his Pakistani counterpart.

Pakistan, supported by Gulf countries like Qatar, has been trying to mediate between the US and Iran, but the conflict continues because of a range of factors - the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz being the key reason at this point.

In June, the US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding, which opened a 60-day window for further talks aimed at bringing peace to West Asia. A summit was also held in Switzerland after the signing of the interim agreement.

But the talks collapsed last month as tensions escalated after both the US and Iran resumed military strikes.