Iran, Pakistan discuss stalled US talks as Ghalibaf criticises US role

Iran, Pakistan discuss stalled US talks as Ghalibaf criticises US role Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf met Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi to discuss the stalled negotiations between Tehran and Washington. During the meeting, Ghalibaf criticised the role of the United States in the region, saying “regional governments [who] thought that the presence of America would bring them security, but recent events showed that this presence not only does not bring security, but also creates insecurity”, according to Mehr News Agency. Naqvi said ties between the two countries have deepened, adding that Iran and Pakistan “were close to each other before, but now they are closer”.