Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has departed for Tehran carrying a message from Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, a source informed Nukta.
The visit follows consultations with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who issued specific instructions to Naqvi regarding the ongoing Iran-U.S. talks.
What is the purpose of Naqvi's visit to Tehran?
According to the source, Naqvi is delivering a special message from Field Marshal Asim Munir to the Iranian leadership as part of ongoing high-level contacts between the two neighboring countries.
The source told Nukta that Naqvi held extensive consultations with senior Pakistani government officials, including Prime Minister Sharif, before departing.
Sharif also issued specific instructions to Naqvi regarding the Iran-U.S. talks, indicating that regional and international developments are expected to feature prominently in his discussions in Tehran. No official details regarding the contents of the message have been disclosed by either Islamabad or Tehran.
What diplomatic groundwork preceded Naqvi's Tehran visit?
As per the Prime Minister's Office, Sharif met Naqvi in Lahore on Saturday, during which the interior minister briefed the prime minister on key bilateral meetings held on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization conference in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
The two leaders also held consultations on the planned Tehran visit, with Sharif providing guidance and directions before Naqvi's departure.
Pakistan has served as the official mediator between Washington and Tehran in the negotiations that produced the April 8 ceasefire, with Trump and senior U.S. officials repeatedly praising Islamabad's role. Interior Minister Naqvi has previously been credited with playing a key role in brokering the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran.
What is the broader context of Pakistan's mediation between Iran and the US?
Pakistan's army chief has been at the center of the country's diplomatic push, with Field Marshal Munir making multiple trips to Tehran and receiving praise from U.S. officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who described a "true friendship" developing between Washington and Islamabad.
Trump has referred to Munir as "my favourite field marshal" and praised Prime Minister Sharif on several occasions for Pakistan's peace efforts. The U.S. and Iran have been locked in indirect negotiations through mediators for weeks, with a final agreement remaining elusive despite a fragile ceasefire in place since April 8.
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