Mohsin Naqvi holds second meeting with Iranian president within a week

Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsen Naqvi met Iranian President Masoud Peshkeshian in Tehran on Wednesday.

This was Naqvi's second meeting with the Iranian president within the last one week.

Earlier on Wednesday, Naqvi headed to Iran for the second time this week amid an impasse between Tehran and Washington over a proposal to end the war, Iranian state media reported.

"Mohsin Naqvi travelled to Tehran to meet officials from the Islamic republic," Iran's official IRNA news agency reported, citing diplomatic sources in Islamabad.

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi is holding meetings with Revolutionary Guards officials and political figure General Ahmad Wahidi.

Pakistan has been mediating between Iran and the United States, with Naqvi previously in Tehran on Saturday to "facilitate" the process between Tehran and Washington, according to Iranian media.

Iran’s official news agency Tasnim reported that the Pakistani interior minister Mohsin Naqvi is expected to hold meetings with senior Iranian officials during the visit.

The 24NewsHD TV channel reported that the latest trip comes amid reports of ongoing diplomatic efforts by Pakistan aimed at helping reduce tensions between Iran and the United States following months of regional instability.

According to international media reports, Mohsin Naqvi had earlier paid a two-day visit to Tehran from 16 to 17 May before returning to Pakistan on 18 May.

The visit reportedly focused on backchannel diplomacy related to stalled Iran-US talks, regional security issues, border cooperation and arrangements for pilgrims.

During his previous visit, the Pakistani interior minister met his Iranian counterpart Eskandar Momeni in Tehran, Iranian state media reported.

The discussions included bilateral relations and joint measures to improve border trade, transit facilities and the exchange of goods between the two neighbouring countries.

Pakistan has increasingly positioned itself as a diplomatic intermediary following the escalation in tensions between Iran and the United States after joint US-Israeli strikes on Tehran earlier this year.

The conflict led to Iranian retaliation and disruptions linked to the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important energy corridors.

Although a ceasefire announced in April remains in place, negotiations between Washington and Tehran are reported to have slowed amid disagreements over Iran’s uranium enrichment programme and wider regional security concerns.