In Tehran, Naqvi keeps diplomatic channel open

The ceasefire between the US and Iran currently hangs by a thread, with US President Donald Trump warning on Sunday that the “clock is ticking for Iran”, saying they “better get moving”. Trump has repeatedly said in the past that the truce with Iran has been put in place at Pakistan’s urging, so it is no surprise that Islamabad remains fully engaged on the diplomatic front — playing the role of key interlocutor and mediator between Iran and the US. Mr Naqvi, who arrived in Iran for a two-day visit a day earlier, met with President Masoud Pezesh­kian and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Sunday. According to Iranian media, the minister’s one-on-one meeting with the president was held at the Presidential Palace and lasted around 90 minutes. Iranian Interior Minister Eska­ndar Momeni and Foreign Mini­ster Abbas Araghchi were also present on the occasion, the official IRNA news agency reported. During the meeting, the Iranian president suggested that Islamic countries should move towards convergence by relying on their religious, cultural and strategic commonalities, according to state-run IRNA. Emphasising the continuation and deepening of bilateral cooperation in line with mutual interests, he underlined that the more cohesive the Islamic nations a