Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Monday on X that the overnight 18-hour round of U.S.-Iran talks made “encouraging progress” and produced agreement on a roadmap toward a final deal within 60 days. He said the sides also agreed to form a supreme committee for political oversight and to begin additional technical talks.
Sharif praised the leaderships of the United States and Iran for continued “constructive engagement,” thanked “brotherly and friendly countries” for supporting what he called a historic process, and singled out Qatar for helping create the conditions needed for the negotiations to move forward. He said Pakistan would continue to play “an honest and sincere” role in promoting dialogue and diplomacy toward a sustainable solution.
Before Sharif’s post, President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that there would be no tolls in the Strait of Hormuz for 60 days under the ceasefire, and none afterward unless Iran imposed charges on the United States if the deal was not completed. The first round of talks ended overnight after reports that the Iranian delegation left following Trump’s remarks.
Despite that, Qatar and Pakistan said there had been “encouraging progress” and announced a mechanism to prevent conflict in Lebanon, without Israeli representation. Their joint statement said the talks were positive and constructive, aimed at ensuring compliance with a halt to military activity in Lebanon under a memorandum of understanding. It added that senior representatives would report regularly to the supreme committee and lead technical groups on nuclear issues, sanctions, and dispute monitoring.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi later wrote on X that the “relentless mediation” of Pakistan and Qatar had brought major progress toward ending the war in Lebanon. He also claimed sanctions on oil and petrochemical exports were suspended, the maritime blockade was lifted, some frozen assets were released, and a major Iranian reconstruction and economic development plan had begun. Israel’s envoy to the UN, Danny Danon, told Fox News that Israel has direct talks with Lebanon and thanked U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, while warning that if Hezbollah attacks, Israel will respond.
