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peace settlement between Iran and the US. The recent missteps ended with Iran saying it would [reinstate a complete block on the movement of commercial shipping through the strait of Hormuz](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/18/iran-closes-strait-of-hormuz-again-until-us-lifts-blockade)
Pakistan has already called on Beijing to play a larger mediation role in regional tensions, with officials telling [Al Jazeera](/news/2026/3/31/will-china-join-pakistan-led-efforts-to-mediate-us-iran-peace) that China is viewed as a credible actor capable of helping stabilise US-Iran
peace proposals](/news/2026/5/21/iran-reviews-us-proposal-to-end-war-as-pakistan-steps-up-mediation-efforts) from both sides. Here is what has happened since the ceasefire: ## April 8: Ceasefire announced after 40 days of war The US and Israel launched strikes on Iran on February
peaceful nuclear energy and disarmament. The JCPOA, or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, was the 2015 agreement between Iran and six world powers that capped Tehran’s uranium enrichment and placed its facilities under international
role as its leaders hold high-level talks in Tehran and the Gulf. Amid a renewed push to end the war, a Pakistani delegation, led by army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir is in Tehran
Pakistan. In an overnight post on X on Tuesday, Ghalibaf wrote that Iran is “prepared to reveal new cards on the battlefield” after Trump threatened Tehran with “problems like they’ve never seen before
peace talks and came after a senior Iranian official said that Trump's [ceasefire extension "means nothing."](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/22/nx-s1-5795405/iran-middle-east-updates) Meanwhile in Lebanon, Israeli airstrikes killed at least five people, including Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil
peace talks in Islamabad, April 11, 2026. [Handout/Office of the Iranian Parliament Speaker via Reuters] Humayun cautioned against viewing the first round as a failure. “I wouldn’t characterise the first round as having failed
role of the **United States** in facilitating” it, Guterres spokesperson **Stephane Dujarric** said in a statement, adding he hoped the temporary halt to fighting would “pave the way for negotiations”. The ceasefire took effect
peace mediation efforts between Iran and the US appear to have [brought Islamabad and Washington even closer](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g4093dy39o). Prakash added this wasn't surprising as Pakistan shares a long border with Iran
peace agreement remains elusive, with both the US and Iran dissatisfied with each other’s proposed terms. A major point of contention is Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium. During negotiations, Washington has urged Tehran
Pakistan, which stepped up its efforts to persuade the two parties to show flexibility and maintain back-channel communications in order to narrow the gaps in their positions. The Islamabad talks revealed how far apart
talks between Washington and Tehran over Iran’s nuclear programme. Iran hit back the same day with missile and drone attacks across the region, including targets in Israel as well as US military assets
peace talks with the US to end the war, which began on February 28. Yet on Sunday, as Naqvi continued talks with Iranian officials, US President Donald Trump issued a warning on [Truth Social](/news/2026/5/17/wont-be-anything-left-trump-issues-threat-to-iran-amid-stalled-talks
talks on its nuclear programme, including many it was on the verge of offering in Geneva in February. Iran’s internal politics is unpredictable, but this is a more military government, and at the same
peace talks in Pakistan stalled out over the weekend. Pakistan [sent its interior minister and military chief to Tehran](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/15/nx-s1-5786034/iran-middle-east-updates) yesterday. Trump has made bold claims about the war nearing its end since
Talks centered on the problem of the Red Chinese-Pakistani border. India was reported to be indignant over the Chinese-Pakistani conference at a time when Chinese Communist troops were still holding Indian border territory