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title: "Pakistan urges US and Iran to resume talks under Islamabad Memorandum"
description: "Most outlets led with Pakistan's diplomatic efforts to encourage the United States and Iran to return to negotiations, citing the Islamabad Memorandum as the framework. The Express Tribune added a direct quote from the UN envoy emphasizing open communication channels with both countries at high levels."
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# Pakistan urges US and Iran to resume talks under Islamabad Memorandum

pakistan · updated 12 Sep 2026, 8:40 AM PKT · 11–12 Sep 2026 · 4 articles from 4 outlets over 2 developments

**HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets led with Pakistan's diplomatic efforts to encourage the United States and Iran to resume negotiations under the Islamabad Memorandum. The framing was largely consistent, with a focus on Pakistan's role as a mediator. Minute Mirror added context about the ongoing nature of these diplomatic efforts, while Pakistan Today repeated the core message without additional details.

## How it developed

Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it.

### 12 Sep 2026 — Pakistan pressing US, Iran to resume talks despite lingering mistrust: UN envoy (1 outlet)

- **Daily Times** — [Pakistan pressing US, Iran to resume talks despite lingering mistrust: UN envoy](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1551677/pakistan-pressing-us-iran-to-resume-talks-despite-lingering-mistrust-un-envoy/) · 12 Sep 2026, 8:40 AM PKT
  > Pakistan is urging the US and Iran to return to negotiations under an agreement brokered by Islamabad, despite a “lingering lack of trust on both sides” that has prevented the deal from being implemented, said Pakistan’s ambassador to the UN. Pakistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, made the remarks in an […]

### 11 Sep 2026 — Pakistan urges US and Iran to resume talks under Islamabad Memorandum (3 outlets)

> Most outlets led with Pakistan's diplomatic efforts to encourage the United States and Iran to return to negotiations, citing the Islamabad Memorandum as the framework. The Express Tribune added a direct quote from the UN envoy emphasizing open communication channels with both countries at high levels.

- **Pakistan Today** — [Pakistan urges US, Iran to return to Islamabad-brokered talks](https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/09/11/pakistan-urges-us-iran-to-return-to-islamabad-brokered-talks) · 11 Sep 2026, 10:13 PM PKT
- **Minute Mirror** — [Pakistan pushes US, Iran back to talks amid linger...](https://minutemirror.com.pk/pakistan-pushes-us-iran-back-to-talks-amid-lingering-trust-deficit-628290/) · 11 Sep 2026, 1:26 PM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Pakistan is continuing diplomatic efforts to persuade the United States and Iran to return to negotiations under the Islamabad Memorandum,
- **The Express Tribune** — [Pakistan is pressing US and Iran to resume talks despite lingering mistrust: UN envoy](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2628712/pakistan-is-pressing-us-and-iran-to-resume-talks-despite-lingering-mistrust-un-envoy) · 11 Sep 2026, 7:59 AM PKT · 75% identical wording to the newest filing
  > 'We have open lines of communication with both parties, with both Iran and the US, and at high levels,' Ahmad says

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- [Pakistan says working to bring US and Iran back to negotiations under Islamabad MoU](https://harzaviya.com/stories/965-pakistan-working-to-revive-us-iran-negotiations-under) · 31 Jul 2026 · 11 outlets · 2 developments · 90% related
- [Pakistan says working to bring US and Iran back to negotiations](https://harzaviya.com/stories/3007-islamabad-making-all-out-efforts-to-bring-us-iran-back) · 13 Aug 2026 · 2 outlets · 88% related
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4 articles from 4 outlets, 11–12 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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