{"id":22341,"date":"2026-06-18T17:01:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T12:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=22341"},"modified":"2026-06-18T17:01:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T12:01:30","slug":"pakistan-pm-signs-islamabad-memorandum-as-mediator-in-us-iran-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=22341","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan PM Signs Islamabad Memorandum as Mediator in US-Iran Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced that Pakistan has formally signed the &#8220;Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding&#8221; as a mediator between the United States and Iran.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister\u2019s Office, the memorandum carries the signatures of US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, while Pakistan has endorsed the agreement as a facilitating party.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister said the agreement demonstrates a commitment by both Washington and Tehran to resolve disputes through diplomacy and dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>Under the reported framework, Iran is expected to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping, while the United States would lift its naval blockade measures.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan, alongside Qatar, is expected to participate in a formal commemorative event in Switzerland on 19 June 2026, where technical-level discussions are also anticipated.<\/p>\n<p>Shehbaz Sharif praised the diplomatic efforts of President Donald Trump and acknowledged the contributions of key negotiators from both sides.<\/p>\n<p>He also commended the roles played by Qatar, Saudi Arabia, T\u00fcrkiye and Egypt in supporting the diplomatic process.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister highlighted the contribution of Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, describing his efforts and diplomatic engagement as important to advancing regional peace.<\/p>\n<p>He expressed hope that the Islamabad Memorandum would contribute to lasting peace, stability, mutual trust and economic cooperation across the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced that Pakistan has formally signed the &#8220;Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding&#8221; as a mediator between the United States and Iran. According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister\u2019s Office, the memorandum carries the signatures of US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, while Pakistan has endorsed the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22342,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAowgLK2DA:productID":"","_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":""},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,46,36],"tags":[5271,2116,5157,149,12472,7534,11666,2856,62,9124,863,1634,11362,1228,2493],"class_list":["post-22341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-important-news","category-latest","category-pakistan","tag-diplomacy","tag-donald-trump","tag-global-politics","tag-iran","tag-islamabad-memorandum","tag-masoud-pezeshkian","tag-mediation","tag-middle-east","tag-pakistan","tag-peace-agreement","tag-qatar","tag-shehbaz-sharif","tag-strait-of-hormuz","tag-switzerland","tag-united-states"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22341"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22341\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22343,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22341\/revisions\/22343"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}