Abbas Araghchi Leaves Islamabad for Moscow to Meet Vladimir Putin After Pakistan Talks

Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi left Islamabad for Moscow after a trip that included Muscat, Oman, as mediators tried to keep the prospect of more Tehran-Washington talks alive.

The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Araghchi “has left Islamabad for Moscow,” and that he “sandwiched a trip to Muscat, Oman, in between visits to the Pakistani capital,” leaving on Sunday to be in Russia the following day, according to Al Jazeera.

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Euronews reported that Araghchi travelled “once to Oman and twice to Pakistan over the weekend, before heading to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday,” and said he departed Pakistan on Sunday night for Moscow.

France 24 similarly described a “frantic diplomatic shuffle” in which Araghchi “sandwiched a visit to Oman's Muscat in between trips to the Pakistani capital,” and was set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday.

Multiple outlets also tied the movement to Pakistan’s mediation role, with Al Jazeera saying Araghchi met Pakistan’s military chief Asim Munir, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ishaq Dar before flying to Muscat.

Al Jazeera added that in Russia, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said he would speak with “senior officials,” while Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed Araghchi would visit Moscow but did not say if he would meet President Vladimir Putin.

In parallel, Mehr News Agency said Araghchi departed for Moscow on Sunday night after returning to Pakistan for consultations, and that he was “scheduled to meet with senior Russian officials” to discuss bilateral relations and regional and international developments.

While Araghchi moved between capitals, Iranian and US-linked messaging continued through Pakistan’s mediation channel, but with clear limits on what was being negotiated.

Al Jazeera said the Fars news agency reported that Iran had transmitted “written messages” to the Americans via mediator Pakistan, adding that the messages were “about some of the red lines of the Islamic Republic of Iran, including nuclear issues and the Strait of Hormuz,” and that “But the messages were not part of any negotiations, Fars said.”

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Euronews echoed the same claim, saying ISNA reported Tehran transmitted “written messages” to the US via Pakistani mediators that addressed “some of the red lines of the Islamic Republic of Iran, including nuclear issues and the Strait of Hormuz,” and that “The messages were not part of any negotiations, the agency said.”

France 24 also described the same Fars report, stating that “the Fars news agency reported that Iran had transmitted

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