Iran conveys Strait of Hormuz conditions to US via Pakistan - report
Iran has conveyed its conditions regarding the Hormuz Strait to Washington via Pakistani army chief Asim Munir, Tasnim reported.
Iran has conveyed its conditions regarding the Hormuz Strait to Washington via Pakistani army chief Asim Munir, Tasnim reported.
The U.S. acting through intermediaries has offered to lift sanctions and end the economic blockade on Iran in exchange for opening the Strait of Hormuz and a stop to attacks by proxy forces in the region, Al Hadath TV has reported citing sources.
Iran has not been officially invited to join the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei said.
Türkiye and other countries have strongly condemned the Israeli military's airstrikes on a Syrian airbase.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a telephone conversation with Pakistan’s Chief of Defense Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir on Wednesday evening.
The U.S. views the Mecca Agreement as a demonstration of how Middle Eastern states are uniting and can defend themselves, U.S. President Donald Trump said.
Pakistan continues to make mediation efforts to resolve the conflict between Iran and the United States, Pakistan's ambassador to Turkmenistan Faryal Leghari said.
Pakistan's Ambassador to Moscow confirmed that Iranian-US diplomatic consultations are ongoing behind closed doors with mediator involvement.
Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia are open to expanding their new Middle Eastern defense alliance, Ankara said.
Pakistan is committed to strengthening cooperation with Saudi Arabia on maritime security.
The United States and Iran have "agreed" to extend a 60-day ceasefire under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding as the agreement is set to expire on Aug. 17, Anadolu reported, citing Pakistani government sources.
Pakistan is looking forward to a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2027 during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit to be held there, Pakistani Ambassador to Moscow Faisal Niaz Tirmizi said.
Mohsin Raza Naqvi, Pakistan's Interior Minister, has begun an official visit to Iran. During the trip, the Interior Minister will meet with Iranian leaders.
Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia have agreed to hold joint military exercises and exchange expertise and defense technologies under a new defense pact, according to the Turkish outlet Türkiye.
Iran's relations with regional countries are improving, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said.
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye have signed a joint defence agreement, Pakistan’s foreign ministry said, deepening security cooperation amid heightened military tensions and conflicts in the Middle East.
Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Saudi Arabia on Friday for a one-day working visit.
Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan are set to sign a trilateral defense agreement on Friday, Reuters reported, citing security sources.
Any new escalation between the U.S. and Iran will have global consequences, Pakistani Ambassador to Russia Faisal Niaz Tirmizi said.
Two Pakistan-flagged oil tankers carrying Saudi crude have sailed through the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandeb without incident, despite the Houthi blockade against Saudi Arabia, according to maritime intelligence company Windward.