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Pakistan

Nuclear-armed South Asian republic of 240 million people; primary back-channel mediator between the US and Iran in the 2026 conflict.

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#1141 Jun

Carried the revised Trump MOU text to Iranian negotiators as shuttle mediator

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump edits Iran MOU but signs nothing
#11531 May

Transmitted Trump's revised MOU demanding HEU destruction to Iranian negotiators

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump's pen demands Iran destroy HEU
#11228 May

Assumed sole-mediator role after Oman's sanctions-prompted denial

Iran Conflict 2026: US threatens Oman, its oldest Iran link
#10826 May

Relayed the initial draft MOU to Iran through its mediation channel

Iran Conflict 2026: Tehran says ball is in America's court
#10725 May
#10623 May
#10623 May
#1122 May

Relayed Iran's response to US ceasefire proposal on 18 May

European Energy Markets: TTF retraces to EUR 47.69 on Trump
#10521 May
#10320 May

Relayed a third round of corrective points between Iran and the US

Iran Conflict 2026: Pakistan mediation live, unwritten and only partial
#10418 May

Relayed Iran's response containing corrective points to Washington during 18-19 May Naqvi visit

Iran Conflict 2026: Naqvi flies to Tehran with corrective points
#9915 May

Secured Hormuz passage for two Qatari LNG vessels via bilateral agreement with Iran

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran runs Hormuz as a favours system
#9613 May

Received China's public endorsement of its US-Iran mediation channel on 13 May

Iran Conflict 2026: China backs Pakistan as US-Iran channel
#9511 May

Retained primary mediator role but second Islamabad round did not convene on 11 May

Iran Conflict 2026: Turkey, Egypt, Netherlands in one day
#9410 May

Transmitted Iran's written MOU reply to Washington

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran's 10-point reply, Trump's 14-second rejection
#929 May

Served as transmission channel for the US MOU to Iran

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran misses MOU deadline; verifier locked out
#907 May

Carried one-page US memorandum from Washington to Tehran

Iran Conflict 2026: Pakistan carries US memo to Tehran
#916 May

Mediated US MOU delivery to Tehran and awaited Iran reply

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran reads MOU; reply window to 9 May
#896 May
#883 May

Delivered US written reply to Iran as the diplomatic back-channel intermediary

Iran Conflict 2026: Pakistan carries first US written reply
#861 May

Received and forwarded the fourth ceasefire text to Washington

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran's fourth ceasefire text on 1 May
#871 May

Accepted 14-point text for onward transmission to Washington

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran delivers 14-point ceasefire text via Pakistan
#8429 Apr

Conveyed Iran's two-phase ceasefire proposal to the United States

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump ranks blockade above Iran bombing
#8328 Apr

Carried Iran's revised ceasefire text to Washington on 28 April

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran defers nuclear talks past ceasefire
#8227 Apr
#8127 Apr

Carried Iran's written proposal to Washington as sole mediating channel

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran files three-phase deal; nuclear last
#421 Apr

Requested Trump extend the Iran ceasefire on 21 April

European Energy Markets: Trump extends Iran ceasefire at Pakistan request
#7420 Apr
Met withIIran
dispatched delegation to
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#7016 Apr

Dispatched army chief on personal shuttle diplomacy to Tehran

Iran Conflict 2026: Munir in Tehran; Vance's walkout explained
#7414 Apr
Deployed toSASaudi Arabia
reinforced airspace integration with
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#812 Apr
Hosted ceasefire talks withIIran
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#6410 Apr
#128 Apr
Met withSWSteve Witkoff
rerouted to pakistan after iran mediation
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#617 Apr
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#5331 Mar
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#5129 Mar
#5129 Mar