TEHRAN, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi arrived in Muscat on Saturday for talks with senior Omani officials on bilateral relations and regional developments, Iran's Foreign Ministry said.
The visit is the second stop on a regional tour that began Friday in Islamabad and will end in Russia. Araghchi is leading a diplomatic delegation.
In Islamabad, Araghchi met with Pakistan's army chief, Asim Munir, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, according to the semi-official Tasnim News Agency. He discussed Iran's position on ending the war involving the United States and Israel, as well as bilateral ties and broader regional developments.
In a post on X, Araghchi described his visit to Pakistan as "very fruitful" and said Iran appreciated Pakistan's "good offices and brotherly efforts to bring back peace to our region."
He said he had shared Iran's position on a framework for permanently ending the war, adding: "Have yet to see if the U.S. is truly serious about diplomacy."
After Araghchi left Pakistan, U.S. President Donald Trump said he had canceled a planned visit to Pakistan by special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner.
On Feb. 28, Israel and the United States launched joint strikes on Tehran and other Iranian cities, killing Iran's then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, along with senior military commanders and civilians. Iran responded with waves of missile and drone attacks targeting Israel and U.S. bases across the Middle East.
A ceasefire was reached on April 8. Follow-up talks held in Islamabad on April 11 and 12 failed to produce an agreement.
Iran and the United States had been expected to hold another round of talks in Pakistan this week, but Tehran declined to attend, citing the continued U.S. naval blockade and what it called "excessive" U.S. demands. ■
