Iran Transfers Military Aircraft to Pakistani Base Amid Fragile US-Iran Ceasefire

US Senator Lindsey Graham called for a complete reevaluation of Pakistan's mediator role. An Iranian peace proposal was delivered through Pakistan to the US on May 9 or 10, 2026. The proposal included US war reparations, full Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, an end to sanctions, release of frozen assets, and deferral of nuclear negotiations.

He added there is no alternative but to accept the rights of the Iranian people as laid out in the 14-point proposal. The US wants Iran to explicitly abandon its nuclear programme and surrender its stockpile of uranium enriched to 60 percent. The US imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports on April 13, 2026.

US-Iran talks in Islamabad ended without agreement on April 12, 2026. Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar spoke with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on May 4, 2026 about mediation efforts. The same day, 22 crew members from the Iranian container ship MV Touska, captured by US forces, were evacuated to Pakistan before transfer to Iran.

Pakistan described the evacuation as a confidence-building measure coordinated with both sides. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Pakistani Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar and Field Marshal Asim Munir in Islamabad on April 25, 2026. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani in Miami, Florida on May 10, 2026.

Qatar pledged support for mediation efforts led by Pakistan. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing in the week prior to May 12, 2026. Araghchi is scheduled to attend a BRICS foreign ministers meeting in India on May 14 and 15, 2026.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated in a 60 Minutes interview aired on May 10, 2026 that if Iran's nuclear material could not be removed through negotiations, Israel and the US agreed they can re-engage militarily.