Iran, the United States, and Pakistan reported encouraging progress in talks to end nearly three months of war. Iran said it was focused on finalizing a memorandum of understanding after meetings between its top officials and Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir. Pakistan’s army said negotiations produced encouraging progress toward a final understanding, with an MOU being fine-tuned. Reuters reported a proposed framework with three stages: formally ending the war, resolving the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, and launching a 30-day negotiation window for a broader agreement that could be extended. Pakistan’s mediation aims to narrow differences between Iran and the United States after weeks of war that closed the Strait of Hormuz to most shipping and disrupted energy markets. Iran emphasized reducing disputes while still requiring mediator-led discussions, and highlighted priorities including ending threats of new U.S. attacks and the conflict in Lebanon.
"Iran said it was focused on finalising a memorandum of understanding after its top officials met Asim Munir, the army chief of Pakistan. The Pakistani army said the negotiations had resulted in "encouraging" progress towards a final understanding. "An MOU is being fine-tuned," said a Pakistani security official who was briefed on Munir's visit."
"Sources have told Reuters the proposed framework would unfold in three stages: formally ending the war, resolving the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz and launching a 30-day window for negotiations on a broader agreement, which can be extended."
"Pakistan's mediation push aims to narrow differences between Iran and the U.S. after weeks of war that have left the vital Hormuz waterway closed to most shipping despite a nervous ceasefire, upending global energy markets."
"Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said: "The trend this week has been towards a reduction in disputes, but there are still issues that need to be discussed through mediators. We will have to wait and see where the situation ends in the next three or four days.""
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