What does Pakistan stand to gain from helping broker the US-Iran deal?
Key takeaways
- Pakistan sees strategic opportunity in the US-Iran thaw, including trade, energy access and renewed regional relevance.
- Standing a few metres away was Pakistani military chief Asim Munir, whom Vance pointed to as he began delivering remarks.
- “Since Field Marshal Asim Munir welcomed us with the prime minister in Islamabad [in April], I have joked that I have two very, very important people in my life, an Indian and a Pakistani.
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Pakistan sees strategic opportunity in the US-Iran thaw, including trade, energy access and renewed regional relevance.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo US Vice President JD Vance speaks next to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani during a meeting of the US, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar at the Burgenstock hotel complex overlooking Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026 [Fabrice Coffrini/Pool via Reuters]By Abid HussainPublished On 24 Jun 202624 Jun 2026Islamabad, Pakistan – At the alpine resort of Burgenstock in Switzerland last weekend, United States Vice President JD Vance stood alongside Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani.
Standing a few metres away was Pakistani military chief Asim Munir, whom Vance pointed to as he began delivering remarks.