Qatar and Pakistan carry Trump’s message to Iran: He won't return to the MoU

Qatar and Pakistan carry Trump’s message to Iran: He won't return to the MoU Submitted by MEE correspondent on Tue, 09/08/2026 - 10:14 Mediators seek new path as Tehran and Washington clash over the way forward Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, on 5 September 2026 (AFP) Off On 24 August, Pakistan 's army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, travelled to Tehran to deliver an important message as regional tensions intensified and the US reimposed its naval blockade of Iranian ports. That same day in Washington, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a “D-Day” economic pressure campaign against Iran , warning that countries continuing to trade with Tehran could face secondary sanctions. In Tehran, Munir met senior Iranian officials, including President Masoud Pezeshkian and General Mohsen Rezaei, the newly appointed secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council.