Overview
- Pakistan has intensified high‑level outreach, with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar holding calls with Iran, the EU, the UK, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain to press all parties to honour the ceasefire.
- Islamabad facilitated the arrival in Karachi of 22 Iranian crew members on Sunday, the fourth group brought through Pakistan and part of more than 70 repatriations over the past two months.
- Renewed exchanges of strikes and attacks at sea, including incidents near the Strait of Hormuz and strikes on coastal military sites, have raised short‑term doubts about whether the interim truce can hold.
- Bahrain’s foreign minister has said he will visit Pakistan to thank its leadership, and other partners have praised Pakistan’s mediator role while urging continued communication between Washington and Tehran.
- The Islamabad MoU is a 14‑point interim deal signed in mid‑June to halt hostilities and open talks, and Pakistan is now coordinating follow‑up meetings and confidence‑building measures to try to turn the ceasefire into a lasting settlement.