Pakistan’s interior minister was in Tehran on Sunday in a fresh bid to restart negotiations between Iran and the US, as the American military said it shot down two more Iranian drones over the Strait of Hormuz that threatened international maritime traffic. The latest action came as the Washington presses for Iran to make a deal to end the war in the Middle East, which has strained the global economy and threatened a hunger crisis in some of the world’s most vulnerable countries. The heaviest...
Mediator Pakistan ramps up diplomatic efforts to end US-Iran war as Gulf countries warn of escalation.
With the US pulling out of trilateral talks with Russia and Ukraine, the EU is looking for potential candidates to step in.
Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, has reportedly departed Iran after holding multiple meetings.
Pakistan’s Asim Munir is in Tehran as part of mediation efforts, as EU moves to sanction Iran over the Hormuz blockade.
US and Iran continue mediated talks, exchanging draft proposals aimed at reaching a formal agreement.
Pakistan military chief Asim Munir to travel to Tehran for talks, according to Iranian media reports.
Global envoys and experts are doubling down on mediation as a preferred way to resolve regional conflicts amid stalled US-Iran peace talks and China’s appeal for more countries to join its new mediation body. According to Cui Jianchun, commissioner of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong, mediation ensures “to the greatest extent” the autonomy of disputing parties and its “unique charm” is the high respect given to the will of the parties. Cui made the remarks at a summit in Hong...
US president lauds Islamabad, but his Republican ally says he does not trust Pakistan to facilitate Iran diplomacy.
And will he be acceptable to Ukraine and the West?
A new intergovernmental mediation body headquartered in Hong Kong has resolved a maritime dispute between parties from mainland China and Singapore this month, as more states have joined the organisation since its launch last year. Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah, secretary general of the International Organisation for Mediation (IOMed), revealed the achievement on Friday at a summit, where senior officials reaffirmed Hong Kong’s pledge to be a mediation centre amid increasing volatility in global...