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conflict? Efforts to revive US-Iran negotiations [are gathering pace](/news/liveblog/2026/4/16/iran-war-live-pakistan-in-push-for-new-round-of-us-iran-peace-negotiations), with Pakistan again having an important mediating role
Iran. The truce, mediated by Pakistan, has since been strained by disputes over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and a US blockade on Iranian ports; meanwhile, a parallel conflict involving Israel and Lebanon also
Iran and the US in its newfound role as global peacemaker, it is also seeking to recast its diplomatic standing and attract business. Pakistani officials, mediating between an unpredictable US president and hardliners in Tehran
US talks Pakistan’s powerful army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, [arrived in Tehran on Friday](/news/liveblog/2026/5/23/iran-war-live-tehran-says-diplomacy-continues-but-no-deal-yet-with-us) as diplomatic efforts to broker a peace agreement between Iran and the United States intensified. Pakistani officials
Iran conflict](/news/2026/3/27/nixon-to-trump-pakistans-long-record-as-backchannel-between-rival-powers). Masood Khan, who also served as Pakistan’s ambassador to the US and the UN, argued that the current moment carries greater significance than the 1971 backchannel that helped open US-China
Pakistan had maintained that Lebanon should be covered in a separate US-Iran ceasefire framework, while Israel claimed it was not part of that deal and continued its attacks. Ali Akbar Dareini, a researcher
US-Iranian talks in [Pakistan](https://www.theguardian.com/world/pakistan) scheduled for Saturday. Pezeshkian vowed Iran would not abandon the Lebanese people. According to Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Saeed Khatibzadeh, [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) had been
role Pakistan is playing is very important and critical for the entire region and for the world.” The diplomatic activity coincides with [Trump’s state visit to Beijing](/news/2026/5/12/trump-downplays-us-iran-differences-as-he-heads-to-beijing-to-meet-with-xi), where the war with Iran
role in regional and international peace efforts. The attack came a day after Pakistan said the United States and Iran were close to reaching a memorandum of understanding to end the war in the Middle
US and Israel launched war on Iran on February 28. He played a central role in the [April 8 ceasefire](/features/2026/4/8/how-pakistan-managed-to-get-the-us-and-iran-to-a-ceasefire) between Washington and Tehran, and has continued to play a prominent mediatory role since
Pakistan originally said the ceasefire extended to Lebanon, though Israel and the US denied this. Israel killed more than 350 people in Lebanon that day, including at least 150 civilians, according to ACLED, an independent
Iran’s list of demands ‘garbage’ [Kent Nishimura/AFP] A CNN report published hours after the CBS story said some Trump administration officials believed Pakistan has been sharing “a more positive version of the Iranian position
conflict. In a marked shift, Pakistani officials claimed China had been persuaded by “friendly countries” to make a pivotal leap into Tuesday’s negotiations. “Pakistan had to involve China to convince Iran
conflict. ## Five big stories 1. ***Iran war*** | JD Vance was expected to fly to Islamabad at the head of a US diplomatic delegation on Tuesday [if Iran agrees to further talks](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/20/jd-vance-to-lead-us-delegation-in-pakistan-if-iran-agrees-to-talks)
Iran, and the subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz, India has continued to buy Russian oil. Now the US is hoping to persuade India to buy oil from the US and [Venezuela](/news/2026/5/22/can-venezuelan-oil-save-india-amid-the-hormuz-energy-crisis) instead
conflict. The ceasefire was extended to allow for more proposals to be exchanged. At least 3,468 people – aged between eight months and 88 years – have been killed in US-Israeli attacks on Iran since
US State Department on Thursday, under the terms of the ceasefire agreement, Israel will “preserve its right to take all necessary measures in self-defence”, while not carrying out “any offensive military operations”. The statement
conflict across the region, and drive global energy prices to punishing levels”. The analysts were largely right. Increasingly exasperated White House briefers turned to the role Benjamin Netanyahu had played in persuading Trump to attack
role will change from mediator to crisis manager. If hostilities resume, Pakistan will focus again on brokering a ceasefire,” he said. Despite uncertainty, signals from both Washington and Tehran have remained cautiously optimistic. White House
conflict – in the years ahead. China is trying to quietly step in as a peacemaker with the war now in its third month. Beijing has joined Pakistan as a mediator in the US-Israel