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Progress and Next Steps from the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding

Monday, June 22, 2026
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Progress and Next Steps from the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding

The first big session under that Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding. It wrapped up at Burgenstock, Switzerland. Representatives from Iran, the US, and the folks mediating Qatar and Pakistan were there for it. Just getting started, you know?

They called it a positive and constructive atmosphere. Progress was made, though. They managed to set up some mechanism for more technical talks. That’s what they walked out with.

Seyed Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian Foreign Minister, spoke up about it. He claimed that Pakistan and Qatar's mediation actually delivered "major progress" towards stopping the Lebanon war. Not just words.

He pointed to concrete things. Restrictions on oil and petrochemical exports got lifted. Some frozen assets were released. And they even launched some kind of major reconstruction and development plan for Iran. It felt like a real shift.

He stressed that this was the "first real test." He meant the proposed Lebanon deconfliction cell. That’s the immediate focus now.

One of the joint statements laid out what happened, but it also set up the next steps in a slightly messy way. They aGreed to create a High Level Committee . This committee is supposed to keep an eye on the whole mediation process politically. It'll report back regularly to that main committee.

This group will lead working groups. Nuclear stuff, sanctions, and setting up some system for dispute resolution. Trying to make sure the MoU actually sticks. A bit of oversight, I guess.

They also pushed for a roadmap. Aiming for a final deal within sixty days. That's the deadline hanging over everything. And they set up a communication line between the parties for a limited time, as mentioned in that first part of the MoU. It’s there to stop things from getting messy or miscommunicated, and just make sure commercial ships can still move through the Strait of Hormuz safely.

Then there was the deconfliction cell again. This one involves the parties, plus Lebanon itself. Qatar and Pakistan are facilitating this effort. The goal? To ensure that the military operations in Lebanon actually stop, exactly as written in the MoU.

Still, the real work isn't over. Technical talks are supposed to keep going right there at Burgenstock for the rest of the week. It seems like things are moving, but it’s still a lot left to figure out.

The statement ended with some appreciation. Qatar and Pakistan, acting as mediators, thanked the US and Iran for sticking with diplomacy. For trying to find peace in this mess. They also threw out thanks to all the other countries involved in keeping these talks alive. A bit of goodwill amidst all the tension.

Written by Gree News Team — Senior Editorial Board

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