{"id":602,"date":"2026-06-07T11:08:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T11:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=602"},"modified":"2026-06-07T11:08:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T11:08:16","slug":"pakistans-interior-minister-is-in-tehran-as-the-us-downs-more-iranian-drones-over-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=602","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan\u2019s interior minister is in Tehran as the US downs more Iranian drones over Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CAIRO (AP) \u2014 Pakistan\u2019s interior minister was in Tehran on Sunday in a fresh bid to restart negotiations between Iran and the U.S., as the American military said it shot down two more Iranian drones over the Strait of Hormuz that threatened international maritime traffic.<\/p>\n

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The latest action came as the U.S. administration presses Iran<\/span> to make a deal <\/span> to end the war in the Middle East, which has strained the global economy and threatened a hunger crisis<\/span> in some of the world\u2019s most vulnerable countries. <\/p>\n

The heaviest fighting ended with a preliminary ceasefire on April 8, but the sides have not been able to agree on a long-term end to the war.<\/p>\n

Fighting between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah continued, meanwhile, despite last week\u2019s announcement that a U.S.-brokered ceasefire had been extended.<\/p>\n

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Pakistani senior official in Iran<\/h2>\n

Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi is in Tehran to deliver a message to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei from Pakistan\u2019s army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, according to Iranian state-run IRNA news agency.<\/p>\n

Khamenei has not been seen in public since he was named the Islamic Republic\u2019s ruler after his father was killed on the first day of the war on Feb. 28 when the U.S. and Israel lauched a bombardment campaign against Iran.<\/p>\n

Naqvi met with Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni late Saturday, and held talks Sunday morning with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, according to official Iranian media.<\/p>\n

There were no details on the contents of the message. Pakistani authorities have said Islamabad, with support from regional countries including Qatar, Turkey and Egypt, has been working to help bridge differences between the United States and Iran and encourage efforts aimed at reducing tensions and ensuring the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

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Fire continues between Israel and Hezbollah<\/h2>\n

Meanwhile, the new ceasefire in Lebanon, which was announced during U.S-brokered talks<\/span> between Israel and Lebanon in Washington last week, did not appear to be holding. <\/p>\n

The Iranian-backed Hezbollah<\/span> has rejected the U.S.-brokered deal and instead endorsed Iran\u2019s demand that ending the war in Lebanon be part of the negotiations with the U.S.<\/p>\n

Israel struck what it said were over 150 Hezbollah military sites over the weekend, including rocket launchers and command centers, across southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n

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Early Sunday, Israel identified at least five projectiles launched from Lebanon toward northern Israel, which were intercepted or fell in open areas. Hezbollah did not immediately claim to have fired projectiles at Israel. However, the militant group acknowledged it attacked Israeli troops in southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n

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