Overview
- Pakistan announced Sunday it would host “meaningful” talks between the United States and Iran in the coming days after a meeting of foreign ministers in Islamabad.
- Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Egypt endorsed Pakistan’s bid and created a four-country committee of senior officials to organize coordination.
- Neither Washington nor Tehran has confirmed participation, with Iran’s parliament speaker warning against any U.S. ground deployment.
- Delegations floated plans to restart and manage traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran allowed 20 more Pakistani-flagged ships to pass as a limited easing.
- Pakistan says China and the UN support its facilitation, a push shaped by a month of strikes, disrupted shipping and rising energy costs across the region.