Pakistan Urges US, Iran to Refrain from Undermining Peace and Stability

Pakistan has urged the United States and Iran to refrain from actions that could undermine regional peace and stability.

“A renewed flare-up of the conflict benefits no one,” Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday (8 July), expressing “deep concern” over the rising tensions in the Middle East.

Islamabad called on all parties to exercise restraint and avoid any action that could further damage regional peace and stability.

“There is no alternative to sustained engagement, dialogue, and diplomacy to achieve the shared goal of peace in the region,” the ministry said.

Pakistan also urged both sides to honour their respective commitments under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which remains an enduring foundation for understanding, mutual respect, and shared prosperity for the region and its surroundings.

On 17 June, Iran and the US agreed to the MoU, which aims to end the military conflict that began after the joint US and Israeli attacks on Tehran in February.

The ministry stated Pakistan’s willingness to continue playing its role as a peace mediator in the conflict.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday morning that it had launched missile and drone attacks targeting 85 US military sites in the Middle East, including Salman Port, the headquarters of the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, and Ali Al-Salem Air Base in Kuwait.

The attacks came after the US military’s Central Command said it had carried out fresh strikes on Iran, hitting more than 80 targets, in response to Iranian attacks on commercial vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he did not believe a war with Iran would begin again.

Source: Anadolu