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The U.S. and Iran have agreed on a 60-day roadmap to end the war, with Pakistan playing a key mediation role, but discrepancies have emerged over whether Iran agreed to IAEA inspections of nuclear sites. Source: AP News Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir were praised by U.S. Vice President JD Vance for their efforts. Source: CNBC Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian visited Islamabad on June 23 to thank Pakistan and discuss implementation. Source: Al Jazeera
The initial talks in Burgenstock, Switzerland, led by Vance and Iran's parliamentary speaker, resulted in a 60-day process toward a final deal. Negotiators agreed to create a "de-confliction cell" to address fighting in Lebanon and mechanisms to keep the Strait of Hormuz open. Source: NPR Iran's state news agency IRNA reported the creation of negotiation groups focusing on sanctions relief, nuclear issues, reconstruction, and monitoring. Source: AP News
A key dispute centers on IAEA inspections. U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Iran agreed to allow inspectors to visit nuclear sites bombed by the U.S., but Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said no such visits have been scheduled. Source: NPR Trump insisted Iran is "wrong" to deny it. Source: El Caribe Pezeshkian stressed that statements outside the agreed text do not help. Source: NPR
“Iran’s president was traveling to Pakistan on Tuesday for talks with officials who have been mediating negotiations between Tehran and Washington on a permanent end to the war in the Middle East even as discrepancies were emerging on what had been agreed so far.”
“"I have talked to Field Marshal Munir more than I have talked to anyone in the last three months," Vance said, adding that he would not have been at the peace talks without the "statesmanship" of Munir.”
“Hina Shaikh, a Lahore-based economist with the International Growth Centre, said ... "Pakistan's mediation may yield only narrow economic gains, mainly in the form of reduced energy import costs as the Strait of Hormuz reopens."”
Pakistan, alongside Qatar, mediated both publicly and secretly. Source: Ground News The mediation has raised Pakistan's diplomatic profile, but analysts caution economic gains may be limited. Source: Al Jazeera Sharif declared Pakistan would continue mediation until "lasting peace" is achieved. Source: El Caribe
“In Tehran, Iran's capital, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told reporters that no visits have been scheduled for the U.N. watchdog — the International Atomic Energy Agency — to see Iranian nuclear sites bombed by the United States last year.”