{"id":2322,"date":"2026-05-29T07:21:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T07:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=2322"},"modified":"2026-05-29T07:21:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T07:21:28","slug":"dpm-dar-rubio-to-discuss-pakistans-mideast-peace-efforts-in-washington-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=2322","title":{"rendered":"DPM Dar, Rubio to discuss Pakistan&#8217;s Mideast peace efforts in Washington today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>DPM Dar, Rubio to review bilateral ties during meeting: FO.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Meeting to review regional and global developments: FO.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>DPM Dar to depart for Islamabad later the same day: FO.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is set to discuss Pakistan&#8217;s efforts for Middle East peace with United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the meeting, Dar and Rubio will review bilateral relations and exchange views on regional and global developments of mutual interest, read a statement issued by the FO on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The discussions will also focus on strengthening cooperation in key priority sectors, as well as &#8220;Pakistan&#8217;s efforts to promote regional peace and stability through dialogue and diplomacy&#8221;, the FO said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the FO, DPM Dar&#8217;s visit to Washington reflected Pakistan&#8217;s commitment to further deepening its longstanding and broad-based partnership with the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the completion of his official engagements in Washington, Dar is scheduled to depart for Islamabad later the same day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Iran, US trade new strikes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The confirmation of the meeting and its agenda comes amid soaring Middle East tensions following renewed clashes between the US and Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran said it targeted a US air base in Kuwait after US forces struck what Washington described as an Iranian drone operation near the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The attacks, while limited, highlighted the fragility of negotiations to turn the tenuous ceasefire that took effect in early April into an agreement to end the three-month-old war that has killed thousands and reopen the vital shipping route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">US Central Command said that US forces had shot down five Iranian attack drones and struck a ground control station in the port city of Bandar Abbas that was about to launch a sixth drone. Kuwaiti forces had then intercepted a ballistic missile fired towards the country, which hosts a large US base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;These actions were measured, purely defensive and intended to maintain the ceasefire,&#8221; a US official, who requested anonymity to speak candidly about military operations, told&nbsp;<em>Reuters<\/em>&nbsp;earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had targeted the US base responsible for an early-morning attack near Bandar Abbas airport and that any repeat would lead to a &#8220;more decisive response&#8221;, Tasnim news agency reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pakistan has been acting as a key mediator between Washington and Tehran since hostilities broke out in the Middle East on February 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The conflict erupted after the US and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran, prompting retaliatory attacks by Tehran on US bases across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fighting stopped on April 8 when Pakistan mediated a two-week ceasefire between the two sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Islamabad later hosted delegations from the two countries for peace talks between April 11 and 12; however, the talks concluded without an agreement for a permanent end to the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the deadlock, Pakistan has continued to relay messages between the US and Iran to help end their longstanding disputes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2014With additional input from Reuters<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is set to discuss Pakistan&#8217;s efforts for Middle East peace with United States Secretary of State Marco..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2323,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-2-1.jpg",700,400,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-2-1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-2-1-300x171.jpg",300,171,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-2-1.jpg",700,400,false],"large":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-2-1.jpg",700,400,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-2-1.jpg",700,400,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-2-1.jpg",700,400,false]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?cat=3\" rel=\"category\">Pakistan<\/a>","tag_info":"Pakistan","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2322"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2324,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322\/revisions\/2324"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}