Pakistani premier signs Islamabad MoU as mediator between US and Iran
Shehbaz Sharif's signature follows electronic signing by US and Iranian presidents, with Strait of Hormuz set to reopen
ISLAMABAD (MNTV) — Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding on Thursday in his capacity as mediator, formalising the agreement reached between the United States and Iran to end their conflict.
Sharif’s signature followed those of U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who had signed the document electronically overnight. Earlier on Thursday, Sharif announced that the memorandum had entered into force with immediate effect.
“The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding was electronically signed by the presidents of the US and Iran and endorsed by Pakistan in its role as mediator,” Sharif said in a post on X.
Pakistan has played a central role in brokering the agreement. It secured an initial ceasefire on April 8 and hosted the highest-level talks between Washington and Tehran since the two countries severed diplomatic relations in 1979, with negotiations taking place on April 12 and 13.
Under the terms of the memorandum, Iran will immediately reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while the US will lift its naval blockade of Iranian ports.
The strategically vital waterway had been closed by Iran shortly after the U.S. and Israel launched military operations on February 28. American forces subsequently imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports on April 13, effectively halting commercial shipping through the critical passage.
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