Pakistan Says US-Iran Negotiations 'Ongoing' on De-escalation, Hormuz

A US sailor signals an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H W Bush on July 21, 2026. - AFP

Mediator Pakistan confirmed on Wednesday that negotiations between the United States and Iran were "ongoing" during a flare-up in fighting across the Middle East.

"Negotiations between parties are ongoing, particularly on (the) Strait of Hormuz and to de-escalate," Pakistani foreign ministry spokesman Tahir Andrabi told reporters in Islamabad.