NYT: Araghchi Heads to Pakistan with Written Response to Meet Witkoff and Kushner for Peace Talks

 The New York Times reported today, Friday, April 24, 2026, that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is heading to Islamabad, Pakistan, carrying a written response to the U.S. peace proposal. Citing Iranian officials, the report stated that Araghchi is expected to hold meetings with U.S. envoys Steven Witkoff and Jared Kushner to continue diplomatic dialogue. Despite Tehran's public insistence on lifting the naval blockade as a precondition for returning to talks, reports suggest intensive behind-the-scenes Iranian efforts to revive the negotiation track through Pakistani mediation to end the ongoing crisis.