Iran's foreign minister is understood to have visited Pakistan, the mediator in U.S.-Iran talks, to convey Tehran's demands.
According to Iranian state television and other local media on the 25th, Abbas Araghchi, Iran's foreign minister, visited Islamabad, Pakistan, the mediator in U.S.-Iran talks, and held talks with Pakistan's army chief, Asim Munir.
Minister Araghchi was said to have discussed with Army Chief Munir the latest developments related to a U.S.-Iran war cease-fire and ways to strengthen peace and stability in West Asia.
Munir is considered the "key man" mediating the U.S.-Iran talks. He has in fact been deeply involved in past U.S.-Iran end-of-war negotiations. Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi also attended the talks that day.
Reuters, citing Pakistani sources, also reported, "Minister Araghchi conveyed to Pakistani officials Iran's reserved stance on U.S. demands and Tehran's negotiating requirements."
However, Tasnim, a news agency affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), drew a line, saying, "Talks with the United States are effectively suspended, and Araghchi's visit to Islamabad is not for negotiations with the United States."
Meanwhile, Minister Araghchi's unannounced late-night visit to Pakistan the previous day had raised expectations for a second round of U.S.-Iran talks, but the Iranian side stressed, "We will not hold direct talks."