PM Shehbaz Signs Historic Islamabad MoU, Facilitates Breakthrough US-Iran Accord
Islamabad, The Gulf Observer: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday signed the historic “Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding” (MoU) as a mediator, formalizing a major diplomatic breakthrough between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran.
US President Donald J. Trump signed the document while visiting French President Emmanuel Macron at the Palace of Versailles. Concurrently, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed the accord in Tehran, with Iran’s state news agency IRNA releasing images of the president signing and displaying the document, which already featured President Trump’s signature.
Later, the Prime Minister’s Office released images of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signing the MoU in his capacity as mediator. The images showed the prime minister displaying the finalized document bearing the signatures of both the US and Iranian presidents.
“I am honoured to announce that the historic ‘Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding’ has been electronically signed today between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Memorandum has been signed by honourable Presidents of both the countries and also endorsed by me as the mediator,” Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said in a statement posted on his X account.
The prime minister stated that the Islamabad MoU would enter into force with immediate effect. As a first step under the agreement, Iran would immediately reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while the United States would lift its naval blockade without delay.
Prime Minister Shehbaz congratulated President Trump for his commitment to diplomacy and expressed profound appreciation to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian for their wisdom and statesmanship.
He also commended the contributions of the negotiating teams and regional partners, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Egypt, as well as Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir for his instrumental role in advancing regional stability.
The signing of the Islamabad MoU is being viewed as a significant diplomatic development, with Pakistan playing a key mediatory role in facilitating dialogue and confidence-building measures between Washington and Tehran amid efforts to ease regional tensions.
