Overview
- Pakistan’s foreign ministry said it enabled a limited U.S.–Iran ceasefire and hosted direct talks in Islamabad that ran about 21 hours and were described as constructive.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, and senior military leaders kept channels open with both delegations and continued follow‑up contact.
- Field Marshal Asim Munir traveled to Tehran as Islamabad worked to preserve the pause and prepare possible next rounds of negotiation.
- The UN Secretary‑General, the EU’s Kaja Kallas, and foreign ministers from Canada and Kuwait called Pakistani officials to commend the facilitation effort.
- U.S. officials warned that, absent a deal, Washington stands ready to sustain a naval blockade and strike Iran’s power and energy infrastructure, a threat that raises stakes for a fragile truce and for regional energy supplies.