Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has praised Pakistan and Qatar for their “tireless” mediation efforts, saying major progress has been made toward ending the war on Iran, but that the “real test” will be the successful implementation of a ceasefire in Lebanon.
In a post on X early Monday, Araqchi wrote: “Tireless Pakistani and Qatari mediation has delivered major progress to end Lebanon War. Oil and petrochem exports are waived, blockade lifted, some frozen assets released, and major reconstruction & development plan launched for Iran. 1st real test: Lebanon deconfliction cell.”
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The foreign minister’s comments came as the first round of high-level technical talks between Iran and the United States concluded in Switzerland, with Iranian officials confirming that quadrilateral meetings were suspended after Washington issued threatening remarks, but that technical work will continue.
