Iranian Delegation Departs Islamabad.

Islamabad; April 2026: Today on 25th April 2026, around 20:05 hours – the Iranian delegation, which includes Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, has departed Islamabad after holding high-level meetings all day. The delegation has delivered its official list of demands for ending the US-Israeli war to Pakistani leaders before departing, as per official sources.

Meanwhile Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has hailed the meeting with Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi as the “most warm, cordial exchange of views on the current regional situation”.

“We also discussed matters of mutual interest, including the further strengthening of Pakistan–Iran bilateral relations”, he said on X.

As reported earlier that the Iranian delegations had made it clear that while in Islamabad they are not going to negotiate with the United States, although US President had repeatedly voiced that two of his most trusted lieutenants – Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner would be travelling to the Islamabad.

Now, as the Iranian team has left the Pakistani Capital city, it has now become a big question that the purpose of US visit to Islamabad remains unclear amid speculation on concessions. There hasn’t been any confirmation on what the US delegation is supposed to take to Islamabad, but on Friday, the US administration was very adamant on two points.

• One, that Iran is not going to develop a nuclear programme and certainly not a nuclear weapons arsenal.

• Two, that the US is not going to end its blockade of Iranian ports, even on the high seas.

There is speculation and some reporting that, in order to break the impasse, the Trump administration may have to go back to the contours of the 2015 nuclear deal that was achieved by the Obama administration, to end this war. This might involve releasing billions of dollars in sanctions revenues that should have gone to the Iranian government, which has been sanctioned by the US and the UN – to persuade the Iranians to give up on their nuclear ambitions.

Pakistan which is playing the role of a peace-maker is optimistic & confident that they have heard the Iranian position and they see there’s been movement on some issues.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Araghchi has not concluded his tour yet and there is hope he might come back if the Pakistanis manage to convince the Americans of what the Iranians have told them. But now it is worth watching if the Americans will leave the United States at all, given it would not be the first time President Trump said he’ll send envoys and that doesn’t happen.

Suvro Sanyal; Team Maverick.