Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stated that he will travel to Tehran next week to meet Iran's Supreme Leader, claiming he received a personal invitation from Mojtaba Khamenei. The claim, reported by analyst Yair Goldblatt, marks the first time a foreign leader has publicly stated an invitation from the new Supreme Leader.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has claimed that he received a personal invitation to visit Tehran from Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, and that he intends to travel in the coming week. The claim was reported Tuesday evening by analyst Yair Goldblatt, citing Sharif's own statement.
If confirmed, this would be the first known invitation extended by the new Supreme Leader to a foreign head of government. Sharif has previously played a central mediation role between Washington and Tehran, hosting multiple rounds of US-Iran talks in Switzerland which, as The Zioneer has reported, led to a framework agreement at the foreign minister level. Sharif's entry into direct, high-level engagement with Khamenei may signal a further deepening of Pakistan's intermediary role.
The Iranian government has not yet commented on Sharif's claim. The detail and timing of any eventual visit remain unconfirmed.
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