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Pakistan's prime minister said on Tuesday that he was willing to host talks between the United States and Iran on ending the war, a day after President Donald Trump postponed threats to bomb Iranian power plants after what he called 'productive' talks.
In a post on X, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan welcomes and fully supports ongoing efforts to pursue dialogue to end the war in the Middle East.
"Subject to concurrence by the US and Iran, Pakistan stands ready and honoured to be the host to facilitate meaningful and conclusive talks for a comprehensive settlement of the ongoing conflict," he said.
Trump said on Monday the US and Iran had held 'very good and productive' conversations about a 'complete and total resolution of hostilities in the Middle East'.
He said talks had begun on Sunday and continued into Monday, with Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner involved.
The US and Israel launched strikes on Iran on February 28 after saying they had failed to make enough headway in talks aimed at ending Iran's nuclear programme.
Since then, Iran has attacked neighbouring Gulf countries and effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, conduit for a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas.
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