Iran foreign minister holds second round of talks with Saudi counterpart and Pakistan army chief

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a second round of telephone talks within 24 hours with Saudi Arabia's foreign minister and Pakistan's army chief on Monday, Iran's Mehr News agency reported.

The calls reviewed progress on diplomatic initiatives aimed at preserving regional stability, as talks over the Strait of Hormuz and US-Iran relations continue to shape the region.

Who did Iran's foreign minister speak with on Monday?

Araghchi held separate calls with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Pakistan's Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir. Both conversations reviewed the latest progress of diplomatic initiatives aimed at preserving regional stability, Mehr News reported.

The two sides also stressed using regional cooperation mechanisms and political solutions to support stability.

What sparked this latest round of diplomatic contacts?

The Monday calls followed a series of conversations Araghchi held on Sunday, when he spoke separately with Munir, Prince Faisal and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, according to Iran's state news agency IRNA.

The discussions came after U.S. President Donald Trump said new negotiations with Iran would begin on Monday, following his decision not to proceed with planned strikes against the country.

Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Trump said the talks would cover the Strait of Hormuz and what he called the denuclearization of Iran, though Iranian media denied his claim that Tehran had asked him to hold off on strikes.

What is being discussed about the Strait of Hormuz?

Iranian lawmaker Hassan Ghashghavi, spokesman for parliament's national security commission, said on Sunday that mediators were working to revive a U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding agreed in June. He described the Strait of Hormuz as the central issue in the current discussions and said an exchange of views had taken place over it.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on X that efforts should continue to ensure previously signed commitments are upheld. Separately, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said a deal was close with Oman on a new route through the strait, one that would respect both sides' sovereign rights and security interests without reopening the waterway itself.

The latest diplomatic activity comes amid continued tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, a key maritime route between Iran and Oman that is vital to global energy shipments.