TEHRAN, Iran: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met his Iranian counterpart Eskandar Momeni in Tehran on Monday and discussed the latest regional developments, as Islamabad continued diplomatic efforts to revive US-Iran talks and permanently end the conflict through diplomacy.
The Iranian Interior Minister received Naqvi upon his arrival in Tehran.
During their meeting, the two ministers exchanged views on Pakistan-Iran relations and the situation in the region, Pakistan’s Interior Ministry said.
Momeni thanked Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir for their efforts towards regional peace and stability.
“We are grateful for Pakistan’s continuous efforts to establish peace in the region,” Momeni said.
وفاقی وزیر داخلہ محسن نقوی کی ایرانی وزات داخلہ آمد، ایرانی ہم منصب اسکندر مومنی سے ملاقات
پاک ایران دوطرفہ تعلقات اور خطے کی تازہ ترین صورتحال پر تبادلہ خیالملاقات میں دونوں ممالک کی وزارت داخلہ کے درمیان مختلف شعبوں میں جاری تعاون پر پیش رفت کا جائزہ لیا گیا pic.twitter.com/bEjeAaTKj5
— Ministry of Interior GoP (@MOIofficialGoP) September 21, 2026
Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported that Mohsin Naqvi would discuss the latest regional developments with the Iranian leadership in Tehran.
The US and Iran are locked in a stalemate, months into the conflict that began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February. Tehran has since blocked shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route for the world’s oil and gas, while Washington is pushing a campaign to choke the Islamic republic’s ports and economy.
Pakistan’s mediation efforts
Naqvi’s visit comes as Pakistan continues its mediation efforts between Washington and Tehran.
Mohsin Naqvi has frequently travelled to Iran as part of Pakistan’s mediation efforts to facilitate dialogue between the United States and Iran.
Pakistan has been the principal mediator between Iran and the United States after helping secure a ceasefire on April 8. Pakistan hosted high-level US and Iranian delegations for talks in Islamabad on April 12 and 13.
Pakistan has repeatedly urged a return to the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the US and Iran, maintaining that dialogue and diplomacy were the only way to resolve the months-long conflict.
The Pakistan-brokered Islamabad MoU, signed in June, provides the framework for ending the US-Iran conflict and pursuing a negotiated settlement.
Pakistan is making efforts to revive talks under the Islamabad MoU framework to permanently end the conflict through diplomacy and dialogue.
Under the Islamabad MoU, Iran and the United States committed to halt military operations, reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping and negotiate a comprehensive agreement covering Iran’s nuclear programme, US sanctions and a permanent ceasefire within 60 days.
Pakistan and Qatar later co-mediated the first round of high-level talks in Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21. The meeting was attended by Vance and Ghalibaf.
Iran sets conditions for Hormuz reopening
Naqvi’s visit came a day after Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Tehran had conveyed its conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz through mediators.
“Our messages and the explanation of our conditions have been clearly conveyed to the other party through mediators,” Ghalibaf said, Iranian state media reported.
He said the waterway could not return to its previous status until Iran’s conditions were met and US commitments were honoured.
Disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has raised concerns over oil and gas supplies and contributed to volatility in international energy markets.
Trump open to meeting Pezeshkian
The diplomatic activity also comes as US President Donald Trump on Sunday signalled that he was open to meeting Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week.
Asked by Fox News whether he would meet Pezeshkian, Trump said he would “probably be open” to such a meeting.
Trump also said “very big things” could happen in the “not-so-distant future” and said Washington was weighing options ranging from a deal with Tehran to further economic pressure or military action.
Iranian President Pezeshkian is expected to attend the UN General Assembly in New York this week, providing a potential opportunity for direct contact between the two leaders.
The prospect of renewed diplomacy has coincided with a fall in oil prices. Brent crude dropped below $100 a barrel on Monday amid expectations of possible progress in US-Iran diplomacy, according to Reuters.
The United States and Iran have remained locked in conflict since US-Israeli strikes on Iran began on February 28.
