Pakistan: US-Iran de-escalation talks ongoing; we’re doing ‘utmost’ to fully resume talks under MOU

By AFP 30 July 2026, 10:37 am

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Mediator Pakistan confirms that negotiations between the United States and Iran are “ongoing” during a flare-up in fighting across the Middle East.

“Negotiations between parties are ongoing, particularly on [the] Strait of Hormuz and to de-escalate,” Pakistani foreign ministry spokesman Tahir Andrabi tells reporters in Islamabad.

He adds that Pakistan is doing its “utmost” to bring the two countries back to full talks under the memorandum of understanding, aimed at halting their war, to which Islamabad is a signatory.

“We are doing our utmost to bring all parties back to the Islamabad MOU,” Andrabi says, adding that Pakistan is encouraging the countries to “fully adhere to their commitments to hold technical talks” under the agreement.