https://arab.news/rzg2z - Earlier cargoes diverted outside the strait despite reports of Iranian clearance - Vessel arrives as US, Iran begin negotiations in Islamabad after temporary truce KARACHI: Pakistan’s Karachi port has received its first container vessel to transit the Strait of Hormuz since the beginning of the Iran war on Feb. 28, officials said on Saturday, marking a shift after weeks in which cargoes bound for the country were rerouted outside the strategic waterway. The development comes as US and Iranian delegations began talks in Islamabad following the announcement of a temporary truce announced earlier this week, after Pakistan urged a two-week ceasefire and convinced the two sides to give diplomacy a chance. The war in Iran disrupted global shipping routes, particularly fuel supplies passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical artery for world energy trade, which Tehran decided to shut down. “This is the first container ship which has arrived at Karachi International Container Terminal (KICT) sailing through the Strait of Hormuz since the beginning of this war,” Sharique Amin Farooqui, the Karachi Port Trust's (KPT) spokesperson, told Arab News. Officials say earlier vessels carrying oil, bulk and containerized cargo for Pakistan had been diverted away from the Strait despite reports that Tehran had allowed limited shipments, making the latest arrival the first confirmed Karachi-bound container vessel to use the route since the war began. Farooqui said all vessels that had previously called at local ports during the conflict were rerouted from Gulf shipping lanes and had not entered the Strait of Hormuz. KPT also confirmed in a separate statement that MV SELEN, operated by Pakistan's military-owned National Logistics Cell, berthed at the Karachi port. NLC recently acquired a 30 percent shareholding in the state-run Pakistan National Shipping Corporation. “Arriving from Jebel Ali, the vessel’s berthing signals the resumption of containerized trade and reinforces confidence in maritime supply chains,” the KPT said. “The development reflects effective coordination among port, shipping, and logistics stakeholders to sustain cargo operations,” it added. The arrival of the container vessel comes amid the US-Iran ceasefire after a massive disruption of international shipping since late February, with many vessels avoiding the Strait of Hormuz, which lies along Iran’s southern coast. The two sides have started talks in Islamabad after Iran sent a high-level delegation to Pakistan for negotiations with the three-member US team led by Vice President J.D. Vance. The outcome of the negotiations is not yet clear, though much of the international community has expressed hope for their success after the fighting rattled global energy markets.
https://arab.news/rzg2z - Earlier cargoes diverted outside the strait despite reports of Iranian clearance - Vessel arrives as US, Iran begin negotiations in Islamabad after temporary truce KARACHI: Pakistan’s Karachi port has received its first container vessel to transit the St…
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International mediators have proposed a 10-day ceasefire between the United States and Iran, according to a senior Iranian official cited in reports. The measure is described as intended to reduce hostilities and allow renewed talks on a prior interim agreement.
Both sides are assessing next steps in the current regional security situation.
Reports indicate that a US-Iran ceasefire has broken down amid renewed fighting, with the potential impact of mediation efforts by Pakistan, Qatar, and Oman remaining unclear. Earlier diplomatic steps included a June memorandum of understanding between the parties for further negotiations and talks hosted in Geneva in February.
The summary also references Europe’s historical role in diplomacy, including the 1814-15 Congress of Vienna.
Donald Trump stated in a Fox News interview that his representatives had spoken with Iranian officials an hour earlier and that those officials wanted to make a deal to end the conflict, though he noted they had broken prior agreements and expressed uncertainty about whether one would be reached.
He added that people do not want to die and that Iran would need to proceed carefully to avoid further losses. The remarks come amid an ongoing US-Iran conflict that has involved casualties and shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, with some social media users criticizing the repetition of similar statements.
Why the Iran-US ceasefire is falling apart Iran and the US have resumed fighting because they don’t see each other as ‘reliable negotiating partners’, says analyst Ali Vaez. Neither Iran nor the United States seems able to deliver a “knockout blow at an acceptable price” to the other side, and both know “they have no choice other than engaging in diplomacy”, but they’re not ready to make uncomfortable concessions, argues Ali Vaez, director of the Iran Project at International Crisis Group.
Vaez tells host Steve Clemons that Tehran and Washington are trying to “enforce their own interpretation” of the ceasefire agreement they signed last month. President Trump has become “frustrated” with diplomacy because he’s not seeing “the kind of quick results that he likes to see”, Vaez says.