Why Iran’s President Pezeshkian is heading to Pakistan after US-Iran talks
Key takeaways
- This is Pezeshkian’s first overseas trip since the US and Israel attacked Iran in February, and comes a day after the high-stakes Switzerland talks.
- Pezeshkian arrives in Islamabad having just signed the most significant diplomatic agreement of his presidency.
- The 2015 JCPOA, or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, was a landmark nuclear agreement between Iran and six world powers – the US, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia and China.
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This is Pezeshkian’s first overseas trip since the US and Israel attacked Iran in February, and comes a day after the high-stakes Switzerland talks.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad, Pakistan, August 3, 2025, during his first visit to Pakistan last year [West Asia News Agency Handout via Reuters]By Abid Hussain Published On 23 Jun 202623 Jun 2026Islamabad, Pakistan – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is set to arrive in Islamabad for a state visit that is as much a gesture of gratitude as it is a statement of intent.
The trip on Tuesday – his first overseas visit since the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran on February 28 – comes a day after Pakistan and Qatar announced that the first round of high-level US-Iran talks in Burgenstock, Switzerland, had yielded a 60-day roadmap towards a final deal.