Iran says Pakistan, Qatar exchanging messages but no talks underway

Pakistan and Qatar are exchanging messages between Iran and the United States, but these contacts do not amount to negotiations. According to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Tehran has yet to decide whether to resume talks with Washington.

The exchange of messages comes amid regional tensions, with Qatar denying Iranian claims that its forces were holding three Iranian military pilots captured after their fighter jets were downed. The Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson said the allegations were misleading and that authorities had attempted to contact the pilots after they allegedly violated Qatari airspace but received no response.

Qatar said it found the remains of one pilot and coordinated with Iran to hand over the remains, and had also invited an Iranian team to examine the details of its search and rescue operations, but Tehran had not responded to the invitation, according to the Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Mohammed Al-Ansari.

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