Tehran: Instability Caused by US-Israeli Aggression, New Talks Under Pakistani Mediation

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a series of telephone conversations today, Friday (May 1, 2026), with the foreign ministers of Turkey, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq, and Azerbaijan to discuss escalating regional tensions. In an official statement, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said Araghchi held the United States and Israel responsible for the instability gripping the region. The statement added that the calls covered Iran's entry into a new round of negotiations under Pakistani mediation, expressing Tehran's readiness to continue diplomacy in good faith despite a lack of trust in the US administration, provided Washington softens its threatening rhetoric. The region is witnessing ongoing military escalation that has impacted navigation and energy security in the Gulf.