Pakistan and Qatar have dispatched teams to Tehran under the looming threat of resumed war, after weeks of diplomacy failed to produce an agreement.
President Trump threatened “another big hit” on Iran, saying the country had days to return to the negotiating table, as Pakistan continued its mediation efforts to end the war.
The diplomacy came as the U.S. Navy locked down trade to Iranian ports, and Iran responded by threatening critical shipping routes across the region.
Pakistani officials have aggressively courted the Trump administration and made use of their longstanding ties to Iran.
The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt are expected in Islamabad on Sunday as the Pakistani government strives to find a diplomatic solution to the war.
Steve Witkoff, a diplomatic envoy, used the Board of Peace to announce an agreement that could raze a Pakistan-owned Manhattan hotel. Now the country is involved in negotiating peace talks with Iran.
Syed Asim Munir’s role demonstrates Islamabad’s acute exposure to regional instability and newly found geopolitical relevance.
The 15-point plan was delivered via Pakistan, whose army chief has emerged as the key interlocutor between the United States and Iran, officials say.