Overview
- The four-nation consultations, which opened Sunday in Islamabad, brought together the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Egypt under Ishaq Dar’s chairmanship.
- Pakistan said it is carrying indirect messages between Washington and Tehran, and no face-to-face US–Iran meeting has been announced by any party.
- Iranian media and diplomatic reports said Tehran sent a response to a 15-point US plan via Islamabad, though officials have not confirmed the contents or any agreement.
- Late Saturday, Pakistan announced Iran would allow 20 additional Pakistani-flagged ships to pass the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway that carries about one-fifth of the world’s oil.
- The visiting ministers held separate meetings with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Asim Munir, and with no joint statement yet the talks centered on de-escalation and a path toward a ceasefire.