Pakistan urges US and Iran to uphold Islamabad MoU and exercise restraint

Pakistan’s officials, including UN Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, called on the United States and Iran to honour the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and to refrain from any hostile actions. Speaking at a UN Security Council briefing on 11 July 2026, the ambassador warned that interrupting the diplomatic process would jeopardise the resolution of the Iran nuclear issue and regional stability. Prime Minister Sharif held telephone conversations with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, urging all parties to exercise restraint amid renewed US‑Iran hostilities and recent strikes on commercial tankers and military sites. He emphasized Pakistan’s role as an honest mediator and highlighted the risk that further escalation could disrupt oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s UN envoy Amir Saeid Iravani warned that if the United States continues breaching the MoU, Tehran may consider the agreement void. Regional mediators, including Qatar, have been active in de‑escalation talks. The Pakistani government stressed that dialogue and diplomacy remain the only viable path to lasting peace in the Middle East.