Mediators Intensify Diplomatic Push to Ease US-Iran Tensions Amid Fragile Truce
- On Friday, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif urged restraint during telephone conversations with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim to restore regional stability amid escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran.
- President Donald Trump declared the interim ceasefire "over" on Wednesday at the Nato summit, as Washington and Tehran traded strikes for a second consecutive day following the collapse of diplomatic talks in Qatar.
- Iran struck at least three ships in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting US strikes aimed at "their ability to threaten the freedom of navigation." Iran subsequently targeted military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait, reportedly downing a US MQ-9 drone.
- Pakistan and Qatar, the two principal facilitators, remain in close contact with Tehran and Washington to salvage the fragile peace process and resume negotiations on maritime security and sanctions relief.
- The Islamabad Memorandum mandates a 60-day window for negotiations, but diplomatic observers warn the coming days are critical for preserving hard-earned peace gains of recent months as hostilities threaten the agreement's viability.
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Mediators try to salvage diplomacy after US-Iran escalation
TEHRAN, July 12 — Mediators were trying to salvage diplomacy aimed at ending the Middle East war after US President Donald Trump declared the ceasefire over, with a Qatari delegation in Iran and Tehran’s top diplomat travelling to Oman.An exchange of fire this week rocked an already fragile agreement that was supposed to help pave the way for a permanent end to the conflict, which broke out in late February with massive US-Israeli strikes on Ira…
The mediators between Iran and the United States resume their efforts after a renewed outbreak of violence, despite the memorandum of understanding signed in June.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. and Iranian leaders traded threats on Saturday as the interim deal to end the war buckled under crossfire in the...
Mediators try to salvage diplomacy after US-Iran strikes
An exchange of fire this week rocked an already fragile agreement that was supposed to help pave the way for a permanent end to the conflict, which broke out in late February with massive US-Israeli strikes on Iran. While there have been no direct talks between Tehran and Washington since last month, Iranian media reported that a delegation from mediator Qatar travelled to Iran on Friday. The visit follows Trump saying talks would continue, desp…
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