Sources confirmed to Afghanistan International that Salahuddin Rabbani, Afghanistan’s former Foreign Minister and leader of a faction of the Jamiat-e Islami party, arrived in Tehran on Monday, 19 May.

Rabbani is scheduled to meet with officials from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) during his visit, sources said.

His visit follows that of Ahmad Massoud, leader of Afghanistan’s National Resistance Front, who was recently hosted by Iranian officials, including representatives of the IRGC and the Iranian Foreign Ministry.

Significantly, Rabbani's arrival coincides with a visit to Tehran by Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s acting Foreign Minister, who held discussions with the Iranian President and Foreign Minister on Sunday.

Earlier, sources had reported that Iran had extended invitations to a number of Afghan political figures, including Atta Mohammad Noor, leader of another faction of Jamiat-e Islami, who is also currently visiting Iran.