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Iran Says US Deal Skips Missiles; Pakistan Promises Mediation

6/24/2026

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**Pezeshkian Visits Pakistan**

President Masoud Pezeshkian said the U.S.–Iran memorandum signed on June 17 by President Donald Trump omits missiles.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pledged Pakistan will not let Iran down and will keep mediating.
Pezeshkian arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday, his first trip since Feb. 28 war ended with an April 8 ceasefire, accompanied by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
Iran and Pakistan share a 900-kilometer border and a gas pipeline delayed by U.S. sanctions.

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Araghchi Meets Pakistan

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday.
The meeting set up technical committees and a 60-day period for detailed consultations to pursue a durable peace.
Sharif said the pact will cut regional tension, aid trade and steady energy markets, while Qatar praised the US-Iran talks in Switzerland.

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**Vance: Asset Deal**

Vance said unfrozen Iranian assets will buy American soy, corn and wheat under U.S. and Qatar oversight.
Baghaei said Tehran will choose imports price and quality and rejected U.S. control.
Bahreini said Iran alone decides what to do with its unfrozen assets.
Baghaei called it ironic that a war in Iran could enrich U.S. farmers and said Iran has no demand for U.S. crops, so purchases would not meet needs.

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**Pezeshkian Engages Pakistan**

President Masoud Pezeshkian met Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir in Islamabad to discuss expanding strategic cooperation and a new Islamic bloc.
Security officials deployed over 600 police, closed roads in Rawalpindi-Islamabad and provided a guard of honour, 21-gun salute and JF-17 fly-past for the president.
They reviewed defence cooperation, including joint border-security projects and deeper military coordination, while citing Iran’s 2024 missile strikes in Balochistan as a backdrop.

History

Historical Context

On 14 July 2015 the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action was signed, lifting sanctions, releasing roughly $6 billion of Iranian assets and cutting Iran’s centrifuges by 98 percent. Negotiated by the P5+1 and Iran in Lausanne, the deal set a precedent for asset releases tied to nuclear limits. Today Iranian official Masoud Pezeshkian visits Islamabad with Abbas Araghchi and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to pursue a comparable bilateral arrangement.

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**Pezeshkian Visits Pakistan**

President Masoud Pezeshkian said the U.S.–Iran memorandum signed on June 17 by President Donald Trump omits missiles.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pledged Pakistan will not let Iran down and will keep mediating.
Pezeshkian arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday, his first trip since Feb. 28 war ended with an April 8 ceasefire, accompanied by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
Iran and Pakistan share a 900-kilometer border and a gas pipeline delayed by U.S. sanctions.

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