Archive · 12 Aug 2026
Pakistan Calls Failed Iran-US MoU a 'Template of Peace'
Pakistan said a peace agreement between Iran and the United States could still help the two countries make peace later, even though it didn't work.
The agreement had 14 points and was put together with help from Pakistan and Qatar.
It was signed in June and was meant to start talks between Iran and the US.
But it fell apart within just a few days, with both sides saying the other broke the rules.
The two countries are fighting over a very important waterway called the Strait of Hormuz, where many ships travel.
Iran said it closed the strait and blamed the US for opening a new shipping route through it.
The US is putting pressure on Iran by blocking its ports.
Iran's new security chief said the strait would only reopen if the US gives back Iran's frozen money and stops Israel's fighting in Lebanon and Gaza.
Pakistan still thinks the agreement can be a starting point for future talks.
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tahir Andrabi called the failed 14-point Iran-US MoU a 'template of peace' that could guide future negotiations.
The MoU, brokered by Pakistan and Qatar and signed in June, was meant to create a framework for Iran-US peace talks but collapsed within days amid mutual accusations of violations.
Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed, accusing the United States of breaching the agreement by opening a new shipping route through the waterway.
Washington reinstated a blockade of Iranian ports to intensify economic pressure on Tehran.
Iran's newly appointed national security chief Mohsen Rezaie said the strait will not fully reopen unless the US unfreezes Iranian assets and ends Israel's military campaigns in Lebanon and Gaza.
- Who
- Pakistan's Foreign Ministry (spokesperson Tahir Andrabi), Iran, the United States, and Iran's national security chief Mohsen Rezaie
- What
- Pakistan described the short-lived 14-point Iran-US MoU as a potential 'template of peace' even as the two countries remain locked in a confrontation over the Strait of Hormuz.
- When
- The MoU was signed in June and collapsed within days; Andrabi's remarks and Rezaie's Tuesday statement came as tensions escalated.
- Where
- Pakistan, Iran, the United States, Qatar, and the Strait of Hormuz
- Why
- To offer a possible basis for future diplomacy should Iran and the US move away from further escalation.
Iran and Pakistan
United States
Strait of Hormuz Closure
Iran and Pakistan
Iran declared the strategic waterway closed, accusing the US of breaching the MoU by opening a new shipping route through the strait.
United States
Washington accused Iran of violating the agreement and reinstated a blockade of Iranian ports to intensify economic pressure on Tehran.
Conditions for Reopening the Strait
Iran and Pakistan
Iran's national security chief Mohsen Rezaie said the strait will not fully reopen unless the US unfreezes Iranian assets and ends Israel's military campaigns in Lebanon and Gaza.
United States
The US has not accepted the expanded demands and continues its economic pressure; both sides remain far from returning to the terms of the June understanding.
Value of the Failed MoU
Iran and Pakistan
Pakistan views the failed agreement as a 'template of peace' and a possible starting point for future negotiations if escalation is exhausted.
United States
Iran and the US both accused each other of violating the MoU, which collapsed within days; Tehran's expanded conditions go beyond what the June agreement contained.
- Agreement
- 14-point Memorandum of Understanding between Iran and the US
- Brokered by
- Pakistan and Qatar
- Signed
- June
- Status
- Collapsed within days; both sides accused each other of violating its terms
- Strait of Hormuz
- Declared closed by Iran, which accused the US of opening a new shipping route through the strait
- US action
- Reinstated blockade of Iranian ports
- Iran's conditions to reopen strait
- Unfreezing of Iranian assets and an end to Israel's military campaigns in Lebanon and Gaza
- Iranian official quoted
- Mohsen Rezaie, newly appointed national security chief