Pakistan’s Moment: Why Trump Should Seal the Historic Iran Deal In Islamabad |
As the saying goes, “Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed.” Yet even as the final differences in the Iran deal continue to be worked out between Washington and Tehran—through Pakistan’s military and political leadership—the direction is now clear. In Islamabad, the signs are unmistakable: heightened security, a city being prepared, schools closed, and an unusually intense diplomatic tempo.
President Trump has gone beyond signalling—he has indicated that a deal is close and that talks may resume imminently. In that context, it is no longer far-fetched to imagine him arriving here soon, alongside Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, to conclude what could become the defining agreement of this conflict.
What has brought the process to this point is not broad convergence, but the narrowing of disagreement. The framework is largely understood. The remaining issues are specific: the disposition of roughly 440–450 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60 per cent, and the duration and form of enrichment limits.
Washington has pushed for removal or long-term restriction; Tehran has argued for retention under monitoring and a shorter horizon. The space for compromise is now visible—transfer, dilution, or monitored retention of sensitive material, combined with a suspension or moratorium on enrichment. The fact that both sides are negotiating these details—not the framework itself—shows how far the process has already advanced.
This stage did not emerge suddenly in Islamabad. Pakistan had already worked out key contours before the first round began. Both delegations arrived prepared, with structured positions, technical teams, and multiple working tracks. The discussions moved quickly into committees—nuclear, sanctions, regional security, and ceasefire stabilisation—under an overarching political channel.
That is why the talks did not........