{"id":62048,"date":"2026-04-04T20:20:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T20:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=62048"},"modified":"2026-04-04T20:20:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T20:20:25","slug":"araqchi-rejects-claims-iran-spurned-pakistani-mediation-stresses-terms-for-lasting-end-to-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/araqchi-rejects-claims-iran-spurned-pakistani-mediation-stresses-terms-for-lasting-end-to-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Araqchi Rejects Claims Iran Spurned Pakistani Mediation, Stresses Terms for \u2018Lasting End\u2019 to War"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62056\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Iran-Pakistan-Mediation.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Iran-Pakistan-Mediation.jpg 500w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Iran-Pakistan-Mediation-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Iran-Pakistan-Mediation-100x70.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><strong>Middle East Monitoring Desk Islamabad<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi dismissed speculation that Tehran refused mediation by Pakistan to end the war imposed by the US and Israel, saying Iran\u2019s position has been misrepresented and emphasizing that any agreement must guarantee a conclusive and lasting resolution.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">In a post on his X account on April 4, Araqchi rejected claims circulating in US media suggesting that Iran had declined to engage in mediation efforts led by Pakistan.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He expressed appreciation for Islamabad\u2019s diplomatic role while stressing that Tehran\u2019s priority is securing firm and durable terms to end the war of aggression, which has been ongoing since February 28.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cIran&#8217;s position is being misrepresented by US media,\u201d Araqchi wrote.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cWe are deeply grateful to Pakistan for its efforts and have never refused to go to Islamabad. What we care about are the terms of a conclusive and lasting END to the illegal war that is imposed on us,\u201d the Iranian foreign minister explained.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cLong live Pakistan,\u201d he added.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Middle East Monitoring Desk Islamabad Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi dismissed speculation that Tehran refused mediation by Pakistan to end the war imposed by the US and Israel, saying Iran\u2019s position has been misrepresented and emphasizing that any agreement must guarantee a conclusive and lasting resolution. In a post on his X account on April [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":62056,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62048"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62048"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62048\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62057,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62048\/revisions\/62057"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}