An image was published from a meeting between Iranian officials Mohammad Bagher Kahlibaf and Abbas Araghchi and Pakistani mediators, according to N12.
An image from a meeting between Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Kahlibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Pakistani mediators was published tonight by N12, marking the first visual confirmation of the Pakistani role in the ongoing diplomatic talks. The image, released without details on the meeting's content or outcomes, was reported at Sun 20:13 Jerusalem. It follows a day of intensive diplomacy: at Sun 05:57 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that US-Iran talks had begun in Switzerland with Qatari and Pakistani mediators, and that the initial session was mediated by Qatar and Pakistan. By Sun 05:57 Jerusalem, a trilateral US-Iran-Qatar meeting on a Lebanon ceasefire was underway, and the Swiss Foreign Ministry welcomed the dialogue as a significant contribution to implementation. An Israeli official told Al-Arabiya at Sun 05:57 Jerusalem that the US was pressing Israel to withdraw from southern Lebanon, a claim that remained without further corroboration as of the latest update.
As The Zioneer reported on Sun 05:57 Jerusalem, the Iranian delegation had arrived in Switzerland earlier that day, and the talks were originally expected to address the Iranian nuclear program and technical issues, with a special session on the Israel-Hezbollah conflict added to the agenda according to CBS News, based on a single diplomat source. The involvement of Pakistani mediators at the meeting captured in tonight's image aligns with the framework described in the initial report, where Pakistan was mediating alongside Qatar in the opening round. The image does not indicate whether the meeting itself is part of the formal talks or a separate channel.
The wider diplomatic context, as reported by The Zioneer on Sun 05:57 Jerusalem, includes a statement from Iran's Supreme Leader's representative to the IRGC that Iran will never befriend America and will never abandon its goal of destroying Israel, underscoring the tensions that persist alongside the talks. No details have been provided on whether the meeting with the Pakistani mediators discussed the Lebanon ceasefire, the nuclear issue, or any other topic.
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