“Contacts between channels continue despite the harsh tones from both sides,” says source
Pakistan will continue its mediation efforts to help reach a negotiated solution to the Middle East conflict, without “immediate danger” of a new war between the United States and Iran, several government sources familiar with the process said. anadolu on Mondays.
“Pakistan sees no immediate danger in terms of resuming the war despite the current stalemate, as Washington and Tehran are seriously seeking a diplomatic solution to end the conflict,” a source said. anadoluin reference to US President Donald Trump’s rejection of Tehran’s response to Washington’s plan to end the war.
Furthermore, the sources said, Trump does not want his upcoming visit to China to be overshadowed by the resumption of hostilities.
Trump said on his Truth Social platform on Sunday that he had read the response from Iran’s “so-called representatives” and described it as “totally unacceptable.”
Iran, in return, said Trump’s rejection of its response “doesn’t matter at all.”
Islamabad, the sources added, will continue its mediation to “break the deadlock despite the inflexibility publicly adopted by the two sides on some issues, mainly Tehran’s nuclear program.”
“Clandestine contacts continue despite tough tones from both sides, with several countries in the region, including Qatar and Egypt, assisting Islamabad in its mediation efforts,” a source said.
“There are no significant changes” in Iran’s stance on the nuclear issue
While Pakistan is still hopeful of resumption of direct talks between the two sides, there is no “significant” change in Iran’s earlier stance on the nuclear issue in its response to the US proposals, sources said.
Tehran’s response, which was delivered to the United States through Islamabad last week, is basically focused on an “immediate” end to the war, and “there is little [in it] in terms of Washington’s core demand over Iran’s nuclear program,” the sources further said.
Iran, the sources said, had proposed “broader and separate” talks on the nuclear issue, considering its “complexity.”
However, Tehran had “reiterated” its “will” to halt uranium enrichment for a period of five years, while rejecting Washington’s demand for a 20-year moratorium, according to the sources.
The sources added that Iran “once again” rejected the US demand to dismantle its underground nuclear facilities, insisting it had no plans to develop nuclear weapons.
Tehran, they said, had also proposed starting nuclear talks within a month after the two sides agreed to end the war.
Iran, according to sources, had reiterated its willingness to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the end of the US blockade of its ports.
Tehran also reiterated its demands for the release of its billions of dollars in frozen accounts, compensation for war damages and the lifting of US and international sanctions against the Islamic Republic, the sources added.
Pakistan negotiated a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran on April 8, followed by critical talks in Islamabad attended by high-level delegations from both countries on April 11 and 12.
However, neither side could reach an agreement to end the war.
Since then, the two warring parties have been exchanging formulas and counterformulas to reach a middle ground and resume a second round of direct talks to end the conflict that has already disrupted global energy supplies and daily life across the region.
