### [2026-07-30](/feed/2026/07/30/index.md) ##### Middle Eastern crisis # Pakistan foreign ministry spokesman Tahir Andrabi reaffirms that talks between the United States and Iran are still ongoing despite recent strikes by the U.S. military. ### Sources: 1. [The Times of Israel](https://www.timesofisrael.com/mediating-pakistan-insists-us-iran-talks-ongoing-despite-heavy-strikes/amp/) ### Related: 1. [The United States launches new strikes against Iran in response. ](/feed/2026/07/12/the-united-states-launches-new-strikes-against-iran-in-response.md) _Context: Iran, Middle Eastern crisis, U.S. strike, United States_ 2. [Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it has carried out retaliatory strikes against United States military bases in Bahrain and Kuwait, including the Ali Al Salem Air Base and U.S. Fifth Fleet naval base. ](/feed/2026/06/28/iran-s-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-says-it-has-carried-out-retaliatory-strikes-against-united-states-military-base.md) _Context: Iran, Middle Eastern crisis, U.S. military, United States_ 3. [Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif postpones his visit to Switzerland after the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Iran and the United States was signed remotely. ](/feed/2026/06/18/pakistani-prime-minister-shehbaz-sharif-postpones-his-visit-to-switzerland-after-the-memorandum-of-understanding-mou-b.md) _Context: Iran, Middle Eastern crisis, Pakistan, United States_ 4. [Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and United States president Donald Trump announce that Iran and the U.S. have reached an agreement to end the war, extend the ceasefire by 60 more days, and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with the deal set to be officially signed in Switzerland on Friday. ](/feed/2026/06/14/pakistani-prime-minister-shehbaz-sharif-and-united-states-president-donald-trump-announce-that-iran-and-the-us-have-re.md) _Context: Iran, Middle Eastern crisis, Pakistan, United States_ 5. [The Pakistani foreign ministry reaffirms that Pakistan is still engaged in ceasefire mediation efforts to end the war amidst renewed tensions between Iran and the United States. ](/feed/2026/06/11/the-pakistani-foreign-ministry-reaffirms-that-pakistan-is-still-engaged-in-ceasefire-mediation-efforts-to-end-the-war-am.md) _Context: Iran, Pakistan, United States, foreign ministry_ 6. [Pakistan foreign office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi says that a ceasefire agreement between Iran and the United States to end the war is expected "sooner rather than later". ](/feed/2026/05/7/pakistan-foreign-office-spokesperson-tahir-andrabi-says-that-a-ceasefire-agreement-between-iran-and-the-united-states-to.md) _Context: Iran, Middle Eastern crisis, Pakistan, United States, foreign ministry_ 7. [Pakistani deputy prime minister and foreign minister Ishaq Dar says that Pakistan is focusing on making the current ceasefire between Iran and the United States permanent. ](/feed/2026/05/6/pakistani-deputy-prime-minister-and-foreign-minister-ishaq-dar-says-that-pakistan-is-focusing-on-making-the-current-ceas.md) _Context: Iran, Middle Eastern crisis, Pakistan, United States_ 8. [United States president Donald Trump announces that the ceasefire will be extended so that Iran can make a "unified proposal", upon Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and field marshal Asim Munir's request. However, Trump also says the blockade will remain. ](/feed/2026/04/21/united-states-president-donald-trump-announces-that-the-ceasefire-will-be-extended-so-that-iran-can-make-a-unified-prop.md) _Context: Iran, Middle Eastern crisis, Pakistan, United States_ 9. [Pakistan proposes a ceasefire plan received by Iran and the United States, reportedly dubbed the Islamabad Accord, which calls for an immediate halt to hostilities, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and a 15–20 day period of negotiations between Iran and the U.S. This comes following reported talks between Pakistani army staff chief Asim Munir, U.S. vice president JD Vance, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi. The Pakistani foreign ministry says that talks between Iran and the U.S. are ongoing. ](/feed/2026/04/6/pakistan-proposes-a-ceasefire-plan-received-by-iran-and-the-united-states-reportedly-dubbed-the-islamabad-accord-which.md) _Context: Iran, Middle Eastern crisis, Pakistan, United States, foreign ministry_ 10. [Bahrain imposes a nighttime maritime curfew from 6:00{{nbsp}}pm to 4:00{{nbsp}}am to restrict sea traffic and strengthen coastal security following reported attacks attributed to Iran. [https:--today.lorientlejour.com-article-1501346-bahrain-announces-curfew-for-maritime-traffic-ministry.html (AFP via "L'Orient Today")]***Ten Kuwaiti soldiers are injured in a new wave of missile and drone attacks on Kuwait. [https:--saudigazette.com.sa-article-660088-world-10-kuwaiti-soldiers-injured-in-missile-and-drone-attacks ("Saudi Gazette")]*The foreign ministers of Egypt, Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, meet in Islamabad to express their "full support" for potential Iran–United States talks hosted by Pakistan. [https:--www.france24.com-en-live-news-20260329-pakistan-hosts-saudi-turkey-egypt-for-talks-on-mideast-war (AFP via France 24)]*United States president Donald Trump tells "Financial Times" that the U.S. could seize Kharg Island and "take the oil" in Iran, although "a deal could be made fairly quickly". [https:--www.ft.com-content-3bd9fb6c-2985-4d24-b86b-23b7884031f5 ("Financial Times")] [https:--english.news.cn-northamerica-20260330-e0958790470e42ccaf54eff1aaa783f8-c.html (Xinhua)]*An Iranian missile hits the Makhteshim chemical plant in southern Israel. A warning for the leakage of hazardous materials is issued for the immediate vicinity of the site. [https:--www.reuters.com-world-middle-east-adama-chemicals-plant-southern-israel-hit-by-iranian-missile-or-debris-2026-03-29- (Reuters)]*A visual evidence released by "The New York Times" shows that a sports hall in Lamerd in the Fars province of Iran was hit by a untested short-range Precision Strike Missile during the first day of the war on February 28, 2026. [https:--www.nytimes.com-2026-03-29-world-middleeast-us-precision-strike-missile-iran-lamerd.html ("The New York Times")]An Indonesian peacekeeper of the UNIFIL mission is killed and a second one is critically injured when a projectile explodes at their position near Aadshit al-Qusayr, Nabatieh Governorate. [https:--www.timesofisrael.com-indonesian-peacekeeper-killed-in-lebanon-explosion-2nd-critically-injured- ("Times of Israel")]2026 Lebanon war](/feed/2026/03/29/bahrain-imposes-a-nighttime-maritime-curfew-from-6-00-nbsp-pm-to-4-00-nbsp-am-to-restrict-sea-traffic-and-strengthen.md) _Context: Iran, Middle Eastern crisis, Pakistan, United States_