BAKU, Azerbaijan, September
19. The foreign ministers of Iran and Pakistan
exchanged views on recent developments in the region during a phone
conversation between the FMs of the two countries today.
This was reflected in the statement of Iran's Ministry of
Foreign Affairs.
According to the information, the conversation happened between
the Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and the Pakistani
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar.
"Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and Pakistan's
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar held
a phone conversation today. During the call, they consulted and
exchanged views on issues of mutual interest and the latest
developments regarding regional processes," the statement said.
Since no concrete results had been achieved between the U.S. and
Iran regarding Iran’s nuclear program, on February 28, the U.S. and
Israel carried out military airstrikes against Iran, and since that
day, Iran has been firing missiles and drones at Israeli and U.S.
targets in the region. On April 7, a ceasefire agreement between
the parties was reached through Pakistan’s mediation.
On June 18, a peace memorandum was signed between Iran and the
United States. The memorandum was signed by Iranian President
Masoud Pezeshkian and U.S. President Donald Trump. The memorandum
entered into force on June 19.
Meanwhile, the next escalation in U.S.-Iranian relations began
on July 8. On that day, for the first time since the signing of the
memorandum between Washington and Tehran, U.S. forces launched a
series of strikes on Iranian territory, allegedly in response to an
attack on a merchant ship in the Strait of Hormuz. On the same day,
U.S. President Donald Trump announced the suspension of the
ceasefire with Iran. In response, Tehran began striking U.S.
targets located in Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, and
Oman. Iran claims that the Strait of Hormuz is currently
closed.
