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The invitations came roughly 36 hours after US President Donald Trump announced he had canceled imminent strikes against Iran. Trump said allies had urged him to hold off because a deal appeared imminent.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke with Trump and persuaded him to call off the planned military action. Trump had also named UAE and Qatar as among the countries that had asked him to cancel the planned strikes.

Iran has been holding talks with Oman about the future of the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian authorities say they are close to an agreement but have not indicated whether the waterway would reopen or remain closed.

Pakistan has been relatively quiet on the mediation front compared with earlier efforts that produced the Islamabad MoU. It has, however, remained engaged through back channels with Iran and, together with Qatar, proposed a ceasefire plan during a nearly 13-day period of escalation.

 

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Iran’s foreign ministry on Monday insisted that Pakistan is the main mediator with US. Spokesman Esmail Baqaei said: “The mediator in the discussions related to Iran and the US is Pakistan, and Qatar also helps in cases where necessary. To say that we have added a new mediator to the existing mediators is not, in the strict sense of the word, the case.”

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump accused Iran’s leadership of being “unbelievably duplicitous” after Tehran denied that any negotiations were underway with the US. The exchange renewed threats from Trump, who warned Iran faced “decapitation” and said he would keep up military pressure until there was a “deal, or total surrender”.

“I think we’re going to maybe get something, but I want to give them every last chance before decapitation,” Trump said, reiterating his threat to launch a major attack on Iran.

The war of words follows a familiar pattern in the five-month conflict between Washington and Tehran.

 

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The JTC will review progress on existing initiatives and push forward on:

• Pakistan-Iran Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
• Cross-border trade facilitation
• Customs & banking cooperation
• Transport and transit connectivity
• Expanded investment and commercial collaboration

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Islamabad, Tehran agree to open borders ‘round-the-clock’​

August 6, 2026
Zulfiqar Ahmad
B Recorder



ISLAMABAD: Seeking to give fresh impetus to economic ties, Pakistan and Iran on Wednesday agreed to expand border trade and take measures to keep crossing points open round the clock, as the two neighbours moved to remove hurdles in cross-border commerce.

The understanding was reached during a meeting between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and a six-member Iranian delegation led by Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Seyed Mohammad Atabak, with both sides focusing on removing hurdles to cross-border commerce and strengthening economic cooperation.

The two countries agreed to enhance facilities at border points, improve logistics arrangements and strengthen coordination between customs authorities to make trade flows smoother and more efficient.

They also decided to broaden cooperation in the mining sector, particularly in the processing and value addition of precious stones, an area seen as having significant potential for economic collaboration.