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 conflict is in no one’s interest,” the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday, expressing “deep concern” over the resurgence of 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 this region,” the Pakistani Foreign Ministry stated. Pakistan also urged both sides to uphold 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 beyond. On 17 June, Iran and the US agreed on the MoU aimed at ending the military conflict that began after a joint US and Israeli attack on Tehran in February. The ministry expressed Pakistan’s willingness to continue playing its role as a peace mediator in this conflict. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday morning that it had launched missile and drone strikes targeting 85 US military sites in the Middle East, including Port Salman, the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, and the Ali Al-Salem Air Base in Kuwait. The attacks came after the US military’s Central Command said it had conducted new strikes against Iran, hitting more than 80 targets, in response to Iranian attacks on commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he did not believe a war with Iran would begin again.