Pakistan Reports 'Significant Progress' Mediating Iran-US Talks to Revive Islamabad MOU

August 24-25, 2026 — Pakistan's army chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi made a daylong diplomatic mission to Tehran, meeting President Masoud Pezeshkian, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei to discuss reviving the June 17 Islamabad MOU, whose 60-day negotiating window had lapsed Aug 17 without a deal. Naqvi said the talks "concluded on a highly positive note," with both sides reviewing steps to restore the MOU framework, and that Pakistan remains "hopeful this momentum will help pave the way for further progress and lasting peace in the region." Discussions focused on measures to prevent further escalation, reopening the Strait of Hormuz to normal tanker traffic, and an expedited end to the conflict. Pezeshkian said "the United States must correct its tone and approach," warning that American "intimidation" could complicate any MOU revival — the visit came days after Trump's Aug 20 'economic D-Day' sanctions threat and Bessent's Aug 24 sanctions rollout.