Iran’s president lands in Pakistan after crucial talks with US
Key takeaways
- Pakistan hosts Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian after mediating the breakthrough US-Iran negotiations in Switzerland.
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- His Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar received the Iranian leader at a military base near capital Islamabad on Tuesday.
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Pakistan hosts Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian after mediating the breakthrough US-Iran negotiations in Switzerland.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. A man walks past a welcoming billboard featuring Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, centre, with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, right, and PM Shehbaz Sharif along a road in Islamabad, Pakistan, June 23, 2026 [Anjum Naveed/AP]By Abid Hussain Published On 23 Jun 202623 Jun 2026Islamabad, Pakistan – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has landed in Pakistan for a state visit – his first overseas trip since the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on February 28.
His Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar received the Iranian leader at a military base near capital Islamabad on Tuesday.