Iranian government official flies to Pakistan to meet mediator

[Financial News] As renewed fighting, which began after the collapse of a temporary agreement between the United States and Iran, entered its 10th day, Pakistan has stepped up efforts to mediate.
On the 21st, local time, Arab News reported that Pakistan had begun persuading both countries to return to the negotiating table in an effort to revive the ceasefire agreed by the United States and Iran.
Iran's Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni flew to Pakistan and met with mediators as he sought a last-minute compromise. In the closed-door meeting, Momeni met with Asim Munir, the chief of army staff of Pakistan, and was also expected to meet Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Pakistan's leadership and Munir were key figures in brokering the temporary U.S.-Iran agreement last month, and the Pakistani government is now working to persuade both sides to return to the negotiating table. It remains unclear, however, whether a new deal can be reached to end the continued fighting.
Despite the mediation efforts, the fighting on the ground is intensifying. On the 21st, Iran attacked an oil tanker passing through the Strait of Hormuz, forcing the crew to abandon ship and flee, while the U.S. military continued airstrikes on the Iranian mainland.

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