Pakistani political and media circles point to accelerated mediation efforts after Pakistani Interior Minister's Tehran meetings, IRNA reports; "presenting a narrative that indicates that progress in negotiations between Tehran and Washington is likely"

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"Pakistan’s political and media circles, coinciding with the second trip of “Mohsen Naqvi” to Tehran and his meetings with senior officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran, are presenting a narrative that indicates that progress in negotiations between Tehran and Washington is likely and that the efforts by intermediaries to bring the two sides’ viewpoints closer in order to reach a desirable agreement have accelerated. "

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