‘Iran never refused to visit Islamabad for Pakistan-mediated talks’, Araghchi rebuts US media reports

Iran on Saturday dismissed reports that it had refused to visit Islamabad for Pakistan-mediated talks to end the Middle East war, saying it is grateful for Islamabad’s peace efforts. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, referring to a report in a US media outlet claiming Tehran refused to hold talks with US officials in Islamabad, said it misrepresented his country’s position. On Friday, The Wall Street Journal reported that Iran told mediators that it was not willing to meet US officials in Islamabad in the coming days and that the US demands were unacceptable.