Overview
- Explosions were reported near Pakistan’s embassy and the ambassador’s residence in Tehran around 8 p.m. local time, with both sites left undamaged.
- Pakistani officials said all diplomats are safe, and Ambassador Mudassir Tipu and roughly 20 staff members remain at their posts.
- Sources told Geo News that an Iranian military site opposite the embassy may have been the intended target, and no casualties or structural damage were reported.
- Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said Pakistan is passing messages between Washington and Tehran as part of a back-channel push that also involves Türkiye and Egypt, naming US envoy Steve Witkoff and Iran’s Abbas Araghchi as interlocutors.
- The incident was reported by Pakistani outlets and unnamed diplomats during nearly four weeks of aerial bombardment of Tehran, and key details await independent confirmation.