Top envoys to arrive in Islamabad as both sides avoid direct engagement amid tensions Last updated: April 25, 2026 | 13:34 Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar (L) greeting his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi upon his arrival in Islamabad on April 24, 2026. Iranian Foreign Ministry/AFP) Islamabad: Iran and the US appeared to be readying for communicating again, if at arm's length and with secondary-level interlocutors, as a team from Tehran arrived in Pakistan and a US group was set to head there on Saturday. After the second round of talks that was to have taken place this week or over last weekend didn't take off because Iran refused to join, there has been some delicate manoeuvres by Tehran to reopen contacts. As the stalemate continues, Tehran has closed the Strait of Hormuz, and the US has blockaded Iran's ports. And behind the facade of a ceasefire, the US has attacked and seized Iranian ships, and Tehran has attacked and seized ships, including one heading to India from Dubai.…