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  "id": 3200360,
  "title": "Pakistan and Iran made 'significant progress' in talks on conflict, Naqvi says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/pakistan-and-iran-made-significant-progress-in-talks-on-conflict-3200360",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T06:05:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40436438/pakistan-and-iran-made-significant-progress-in-talks-on-conflict-naqvi-says"
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  "account": "Pakistan and Iran have made \"significant progress\" in their recent talks, according to Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, who spoke about the discussions following his visit to Tehran. The two nations focused on preventing further escalation, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and expediting the end of the conflict, as highlighted by a statement from the Pakistani military. The army chief of Pakistan, Asim Munir, met with the Iranian leadership during the visit. Naqvi shared that the Iranian President candidly presented his government's perspective during the exchange, which he described as \"very constructive.\" Munir also spoke with US President Donald Trump before the Tehran visit, although Trump had warned countries providing \"any type of lifeline to Iran\" could face economic consequences. In response, Iran has vowed to shut down all oil exports from the Gulf.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran made “significant progress” in talks that focused on the US-Israeli war on Iran and a path to peace, Pakistan’s interior minister said on Tuesday, at the end of a visit to Tehran. Talks between the two sides focused on measures to prevent further escalation, reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and an expedited termination of the conflict, a statement from the Pakistani…",
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