(Web Desk) – Iran has revealed that indirect exchanges with the United States are continuing through Pakistani mediation despite Washington’s public rejection of Tehran’s proposed 14-point framework aimed at easing tensions and reviving dialogue.
Speaking at his weekly press briefing on Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said the US had recently sent a revised set of views and proposals through Pakistan after Iran submitted its own plan and responded to American concerns.
According to Iran’s official news agency IRNA, Baqaei said Tehran had presented a 14-point proposal to Washington, after which the American side communicated its reservations and additional considerations.
“After we presented the 14-point plan, the American side raised its considerations. In return, we also presented our considerations,” Baqaei told reporters.
He added that although US officials publicly stated the Iranian proposal had been rejected, Washington continued to engage through diplomatic backchannels facilitated by Pakistan.
“Last week, despite the American side publicly announcing that this plan was rejected, we received through the Pakistani mediator a set of revised points and considerations reflecting their views,” he said.
The spokesperson noted that Iran had reviewed the latest proposals over recent days and had already conveyed its response back to the United States through the same channel.
“From the day after the American viewpoints were sent through Pakistan, we were faced with a series of proposals from the other side, which were reviewed over the past few days, and as announced yesterday, our viewpoints were in turn presented to the American side,” Baqaei said. “Therefore, the process is continuing through Pakistan.”
Diplomatic sources say Islamabad has intensified efforts to facilitate a second round of direct talks between Tehran and Washington following the temporary ceasefire brokered earlier this year after the US-Iran conflict escalated across the Gulf region.
Pakistan has increasingly emerged as a key intermediary in regional diplomacy, maintaining close ties with both Iran and the United States while also coordinating with regional stakeholders including China and Gulf states to prevent further escalation in the Middle East.
The ongoing negotiations come amid continued uncertainty over regional security, global energy markets and maritime trade routes, particularly around the Strait of Hormuz, through which a significant portion of the world’s oil supply passes.