Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi Meets Iranian Counterpart in Tehran as Islamabad Continues Mediation Efforts to Revive Stalled US-Iran Talks

September 23, 2026

Sources: Arab News, Al Arabiya, IRNA, Bloomberg, Jordan News, Al Jazeera. Pakistani Interior Ministry statement and Iranian IRNA confirmation verified across multiple outlets. Quotes from Pakistani officials and Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman cited from Arab News and Jordan News reporting September 21-22. Bloomberg confirmed the meeting and mediation context September 22. Field Marshal title for Asim Munir verified via Wikipedia, Britannica, Gulf News, and Foreign Policy reporting his May 20, 2025 promotion to Field Marshal, the second in Pakistan's history.

Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in Tehran on September 21, 2026 for a two-day visit, meeting his Iranian counterpart Eskandar Momeni to discuss regional peace and stability as Islamabad continues diplomatic efforts to revive stalled talks between Iran and the United States, according to Pakistan's Interior Ministry and Iran's IRNA news agency. Momeni thanked Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir for their efforts to promote regional peace and stability, the ministry said in a late Monday statement. The visit, Naqvi's sixth to Iran as part of Pakistan's mediation efforts, comes a day after Iran's top negotiator said Tehran had conveyed to Washington through mediators its conditions for reopening the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Pakistani officials confirmed to Arab News that Naqvi would meet senior Iranian officials to discuss the current situation in the region, with Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei denying speculation that the visit includes any special initiative or messages from the US, explaining the trip is entirely within the framework of bilateral discussions. The outreach comes as Pakistan faces severe energy import costs due to disrupted shipments via the Strait of Hormuz, with Islamabad having struck a recent arrangement with Iran to guarantee liquefied natural gas cargo safe transit through the strait.