ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, in a phone call with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, has stressed the importance of ensuring that the ceasefire between the United States and Iran is “sustained”, as Pakistan intensified diplomatic efforts to permanently end the Middle East conflict through dialogue and diplomacy.
Pakistan brokered a ceasefire between Tehran and Washington on April 8 that halted the war involving the United States, Israel, and Iran.
On April 11, Pakistan hosted high-stakes direct talks between the US and Iranian negotiators in Islamabad.
The Islamabad Talks concluded without a final agreement; however, they paved the way for further negotiations between Washington and Tehran to permanently resolve the conflict.
During his phone conversation with Araghchi, Deputy PM Dar conveyed Pakistan’s concern over recent regional developments and emphasised the need to preserve existing understandings to prevent further escalation, the Foreign Office said in a statement.
Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi appreciated Pakistan’s “constructive role in regional diplomacy” and requested Islamabad to continue its efforts to help facilitate de-escalation in the region and maintain the ceasefire.
Araghchi also expressed serious concern over ceasefire violations in Lebanon.
“FM Araghchi expressed serious concern over recent developments in the region, including ceasefire violations in Lebanon by Israel and the orders by the Israeli government regarding potential attack in parts of Beirut,” the Foreign Office said.
Deputy Prime Minister / Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar @MIshaqDar50 spoke with the Foreign Minister of Iran, Seyed Abbas Araghchi @Araghchi to discuss the current regional situation and developments of mutual interest.
FM Araghchi expressed serious concern over… pic.twitter.com/Sfmj6bpU73
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) June 1, 2026
During his conversation with Araghchi, Ishaq Dar expressed Pakistan’s serious concern over the evolving regional situation and underlined the need for continued diplomatic engagement to prevent the breakdown of existing understandings.
“DPM/FM (Dar) conveyed Pakistan’s serious concern and emphasised the importance of ensuring that the ceasefire is sustained in order to prevent any breakdown of existing understandings,” the Foreign Office stated.
Earlier, Deputy PM Dar received a telephone call from Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and discussed latest regional developments.
During the telephonic conversation, the two leaders discussed the latest developments in the region, Pakistan’s Foreign Office said.
The Pakistani and Egyptian top diplomats emphasised the need for sustained diplomatic engagement to promote peace and stability, particularly at this stage. Both sides agreed to remain in close contact.
Deputy Prime Minister / Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar @MishaqDar50 received a telephone call from Egypt’s Foreign Minister, Badr Abdelatty.
The two leaders discussed the latest developments in the region. They emphasized the need for sustained diplomatic engagement… pic.twitter.com/t3vGWWnSGk
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) June 1, 2026
Mediator Pakistan has continued diplomatic efforts to revive stalled direct negotiations between Washington and Tehran to secure a permanent end to the conflict.
On Monday, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported that Iran’s negotiating team is stopping the exchange of messages with the United States over attacks on Lebanon.
فوری | ایران تبادل پیام با آمریکا را در اعتراض به جنایات صهیونیستها متوقف میکند
عزم نیروهای مسلح ایران و تمام محورهای جبهه مقاومت برای واکنش به جنایات صهیونیستها و گشودن جبهههای جدید
— خبرگزاری تسنیم – خبر فوری (@Tasnimbrk) June 1, 2026
Later, US President Donald Trump, in an interview with NBC News, said that he had not heard from Iran about their suspending talks with Washington, but he believes there has been too much talking and some silence would be good.
“I think we’ve been talking too much if you want to know the truth. I think going silent would be very good, and that could be for a long time,” Trump told NBC News.
Earlier, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei, during the weekly press briefing, reiterated that any future diplomatic engagement remains conditional on the Lebanon ceasefire.
The spokesperson said that Tehran’s position on engagement with Washington remains unchanged. He said that a sustained ceasefire in Lebanon is a necessary condition for any meaningful diplomatic progress with Washington.
