Pakistan says US and Iran close to 'some sort' of deal despite attacks on shipping
Pakistan said talks are nearing a deal as Iran seeks compensation and a U.S. naval pullback, while shipping incidents continue to roil the waterway.
- On Tuesday, Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Asif told reporters in Islamabad that Iran and the United States are "close to some sort of arrangement" over the Strait of Hormuz, with "things shaping up in favor of peace."
- Tehran's demands for reopening the Strait include lifting naval blockades on Iranian ports, releasing frozen assets, and providing compensation for war damages stemming from a now-lapsed interim peace deal agreed in June.
- Central bank data shows year-on-year inflation recently reached 77%, while supertanker hiring costs on the Middle East-to-China route approached $500,000 per day, more than doubling prewar expenses.
- In a sign of ongoing tensions, the navy received a report Tuesday of an incident involving a container ship in the Gulf of Oman, while a cargo vessel reported being hit off Yemen's Red Sea coast.
- Anwar Gargash, senior diplomatic adviser to the president of the United Arab Emirates, warned the region "cannot remain indefinitely in a state of neither war nor peace," calling for "clarity in vision and direction.
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US, Iran agree to extend 60-day ceasefire under Islamabad MoU
WASHINGTON: The United States and Iran have agreed to extend a 60-day ceasefire under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the current period due to expire on Monday, August 17, Pakistani government sources told Anadolu Agency on Wednesday, August 12. “Both sides have conveyed their consent to the mediators to extend the deadline,” a source familiar with the mediation process said. The two sides are continuing to exchange messag…
The Turkish state-run Anadolu news agency reported on the 12th (local time) that the United States and Iran have agreed to extend the 60-day ceasefire that is set to expire soon. According to Pakistani government sources, the U.S. and Iran have notified Pakistan, the mediating party, of their approval for the extension of the ceasefire period. However, Anadolu reported that discussions are continuing regarding how long the ceasefire, which expir…
In mid-August, the 60-day deadline expires from the framework agreement. According to Pakistani security circles, the ceasefire between Iran and the US is now being extended.
In mid-August, the 60-day deadline expires from the framework agreement. According to Pakistani security circles, the ceasefire between Iran and the US is now being extended.
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AlKhaleej TodayUS and Iran agree to extend 60-day ceasefire, Pakistani sources say
ISLAMABAD — 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, Pakistani government sources told the Turkish news agency Anadolu on Wednesday, without disclosing the duration of the extension., “Both sides have conveyed their consent to the mediators to extend the deadline,” a source close to the mediation process said.The two countries…
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