Pakistan Claims Peacemaker Role in US-Iran Deal
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- Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan has emerged as a "peacemaker" in the world following the signing of a U.S.-Iran agreement, speaking at the passing out parade of cadets at the Pakistan Naval Academy in Karachi.
- The U.S. and Iran agreed on a roadmap to reach a final agreement within 60 days after talks mediated by Qatar and Pakistan, held in Switzerland last week under the framework of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding signed on June 18.
- Sharif cited Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's recent trip to Pakistan as an acknowledgement of Islamabad's role in promoting regional peace.
- Sharif accused India of using "proxies" to undermine Pakistan's stability during the same address, offering no evidence to support the allegation.
- Sharif framed Pakistan as navigating "multi-faceted security challenges," pointing to a combination of international and internal threats without elaborating further.
Why it matters: Sharif is publicly claiming credit for a rare diplomatic breakthrough — a 60-day U.S.-Iran roadmap mediated under the Islamabad MoU — which, if it holds, marks Pakistan's most prominent peacemaking role in years and strengthens its diplomatic leverage with both Washington and Tehran.
