Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday accused Israel of disrupting Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts to help arrange ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran.
Speaking in the Senate, Dar said Pakistan had been quietly working to bring both sides to the negotiating table. According to him, Washington and Tehran had agreed in principle to hold talks in Islamabad and were close to starting formal discussions.
He said the situation was progressing positively until military action against Tehran halted the momentum. Dar described the development as a setback just when both sides were preparing for direct engagement.
The foreign minister explained that Pakistan played a key role as an intermediary, sharing proposals between the two countries. This included delivering a 15-point set of conditions from the United States to Iran and conveying Iran’s five-point response back to Washington.
According to Dar, both sides had reached a stage where direct talks seemed likely before tensions escalated following Israel’s strike on Tehran.
Iran’s state news agency, IRNA, also reported that Tehran sent its response to the US proposal through Pakistan after weeks of discussions.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump once again warned of possible military action against Iran after a stated deadline, although no concrete developments have been confirmed so far.
