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[RocketLaw]

Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian arrives in Pakistan





English Translation:
Today, the President of Iran, my most beloved brother Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian, is arriving in Pakistan at our invitation. Today, discussions will take place to further strengthen the relations between the two brotherly countries that have grown stronger over the past few months.

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif's address to the National Assembly session

 

[ghazi52]

 

[Ali_Baba]

Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian arrives in Pakistan





English Translation:
Today, the President of Iran, my most beloved brother Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian, is arriving in Pakistan at our invitation. Today, discussions will take place to further strengthen the relations between the two brotherly countries that have grown stronger over the past few months.

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif's address to the National Assembly session

They have a very old fleet.

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Hopefully with Sanctions being lifted, they can purchase newer more modern and safe platforms from Airbus etc.

 

[ghazi52]

 

[Ali_Baba]

Pakistan, Iran fast-track border SEZ | The Express Tribune

Pakistan, Iran fast-track border SEZ

tribune.com.pk

According to officials, Iran had been conducting informal trade worth $45 billion through Dubai port. But during the war, the UAE sided by Israel, making Pakistan the best option for Iran to shift that trade, which would become legal after the US removes sanctions.

If Pakistan can hold onto a fraction of that trade flow, it will be very good for Gwadar port!!!

 

[PakAl]

 

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[Yasser76]

Not the choice of plane I would have made, but maybe it was part of his escort into Pak airspace?

 

[PakAl]

 

[Pakistani Dragon]

The US could remove the primary and the secondary sanctions it has imposed on Iran, but what are the chances that the original UN sanctions on Iran will be lifted any time soon?

UN Security Council Resolution	Initially Imposed / Adopted	Suspended / Terminated under JCPOA	Reimposed under Snapback Mechanism
UNSCR 1696	31 July 2006 — Demanded Iran suspend uranium enrichment (not a full sanctions package)	16 January 2016 — Terminated under UNSCR 2231 framework (Implementation Day)	27 September 2025 — Restored according to E3 (UK, France, Germany) snapback interpretation
UNSCR 1737	23 December 2006 — First UN nuclear-related sanctions; technology restrictions and asset freezes	16 January 2016 — Terminated under UNSCR 2231 framework	27 September 2025 — Restored according to E3 snapback interpretation
UNSCR 1747	24 March 2007 — Expanded sanctions; arms-related restrictions and additional asset freezes	16 January 2016 — Terminated under UNSCR 2231 framework	27 September 2025 — Restored according to E3 snapback interpretation
UNSCR 1803	3 March 2008 — Expanded financial and trade-related restrictions	16 January 2016 — Terminated under UNSCR 2231 framework	27 September 2025 — Restored according to E3 snapback interpretation
UNSCR 1835	27 September 2008 — Reaffirmed previous UN measures and demands	16 January 2016 — Terminated under UNSCR 2231 framework	27 September 2025 — Restored according to E3 snapback interpretation
UNSCR 1929	9 June 2010 — Strongest pre-JCPOA package; arms, missile, financial and inspection measures	16 January 2016 — Terminated under UNSCR 2231 framework	27 September 2025 — Restored according to E3 snapback interpretation
UNSCR 2231	20 July 2015 — Adopted JCPOA framework; created sanctions relief process and snapback mechanism	Not suspended — remained the governing framework during JCPOA period	Not reimposed — provided the legal mechanism for snapback; scheduled termination date was 18 October 2025

 

[BHAN85]

Yes, exactly. The Europeans have the required reputation to create their own system for the EU countries at least, but I doubt it would extend to non-EU countries anytime soon. The BRICS has tried to create such an interbank system but it hasn't happened yet, due to lack of political will as you said.

Yes, if I'm not mistaken, Iran tried to integrate with UnionPay as well, but China wasn't interested, probably because of the US sanctions. But Iranian ATMs accept Russian MIR cards now. Iran's SHETAB cards are now accepted in Russian ATMs as well. I think Iran is also in talks with Belarus to do the same.

Iran has multiple payment systems. For ATMs, it's called SHETAB, which is an acronym but it is also the literal word for 'acceleration' in Persian. It is the fastest payment method in Iran and transactions are processed immediately and it works 24/7. All debit cards issued by banks in Iran are connected to SHETAB by default.

We have other systems for larger amounts of money called PAYA and SATNA. Their transactions are processed in prescheduled intervals. There is also another payment system called POL, which is like SHETAB but it's used for larger amounts of money and only some Iranian banks support it.

These are the major level-0 systems in Iran, but several payment gateways offer different functionalities based on these systems, which are indirectly controlled by the Central Bank of Iran. The payment gateways have their own APIs for other websites. Sort of like Stripe.

I think EU system wont never be extended, because EU take USA orders.

In one decade maybe whole world will be using Chinese payment systems.

China is shy and subtle.

e-CNY app (electronic renminbi) seems to was available outside China when they launched 2 years ago, but currently it's only available to use in China in "Pilot mode". They are doing tests, tries. They must know very well how bad USA can take that. But definitely they are moving in that direction.

Here in Spain you can see UnionPay cards accepted in a lot of stores/atm, more than 90% supported, and almost nobody knows what is UnionPay, because Spanish banks dont give UnionPay cards, it's only for the 300k people of Chinese diaspora in Spain.

Interesting to know Russia/Iran have reciprocal agreements about MIR and Shetab. But just three countries couldn't change the world. I dont think it would be possible in BRICS neither. But China will change the world, someday.

 

[RocketLaw]

Foreign Ministers meeting in advance before Iran President arrival

 

[Yasser76]

In all seriousness PM and CDF have spent more time this month with Iranaians then they have with their own families!

 

[RocketLaw]

PAF F-16 escorted Iranian plane

 

[unconventional]

It is remarkable how good Pakistan’s diplomacy has been, seeing how the sworn enemies (the Iranian regime and the Trump administration) trust Pakistan so much, and neither party views Pakistan’s closeness to the other side with suspicion.

That is a remarkable feat.

Compare that to times from the Musharraf era, Zardari, Nawaz Sharif, Imran Khan eras; where Pakistan was accused by the West of supporting the Taliban and playing a double game with the US. This was the time when India had managed to isolate us to some degree in the international arena.

Pakistani leaders hug both the Trump administration people and the Iranian government officials, no issues. Pakistan hosts the US and Iran on its soil. Now Masood Pezeshkian lands in Pakistan. Great diplomacy, and it has left India isolated and frustrated at the world stage.