US EditionHow Did Pakistan Broker a Temporary Truce Between Iran and the US?
U.S. and Iranian officials are expected to meet Friday after Pakistan mediated a temporary ceasefire to open talks on a longer-term settlement.
- President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran on Wednesday, reached with Pakistani mediation, with officials from both nations planning to meet Friday to discuss a long-term settlement.
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi stated Iran would halt "defensive operations" if attacks cease, with safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz coordinated with Iran's Armed Forces for two weeks.
- Trump described Iran's 10-point proposal as a "workable basis" for talks, though major gaps remain regarding uranium enrichment and ballistic missile capabilities that Washington's 15-point plan demands.
- Israel agreed to the truce but noted the deal does not halt military action in Lebanon, while Israeli officials confirmed the United States coordinated the temporary ceasefire in advance.
- Iranian ambassador Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli stated in Beijing on Wednesday that Iran hopes China, Russia, and Pakistan can serve as security guarantors, warning of a strong "fightback" if the United States betrays trust again.
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Pakistan has appeared on the world stage as a successful broker of a ceasefire in the Middle East. Without financial injections, the world's fifth largest country is facing collapse.
The two-week truce agreed on Wednesday between Iran and the United States took place in the halls of Islamabad in extremis, just ten minutes before President Donald Trump's ultimatum that threatened a total offensive against the Islamic Republic's strategic infrastructures expired.
Explainer-What the US, Iran, Israel and Pakistan have said about the ceasefire
April 8 (Reuters) – The United States, Israel and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire, reached with Pakistani mediation, and U.S. and Iranian officials are expected to hold talks on Friday to discuss a long-term settlement. While Tehran and Washington have agreed to talks, Iran’s 10-point proposals – which U.S. President Donald Trump said offered a “workable basis” for negotiations – show little overlap with a 15-point plan Washington prev…
Looking ahead to the talks in Pakistan.
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