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Pakistan stresses diplomacy as Iran rejects US ‘threats’

Dawn19 October 2026, 02:28 UTCPakistan

• Dar discusses evolving regional situation in call with Araghchi• Iranian FM says Tehran rejects intimidation but remains open to dialogue• Insists seven-day Hormuz reopening proposal remains on table• Pakistani, Egyptian FMs condemn Houthi attacks, discuss R-4 coordination• Iran’s new defence minister threatens ‘enormous damage’ to US if attacks renewed ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday stressed the need for continued dialogue and diplomacy in a telephone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi as regional tensions persisted amid the

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