Hamid Mir
A comprehensive agreement between the US and Iran will take some time, but an understanding has been reached between the two. Many actors are active in taking credit for this understanding, but the whole world knows who ran the most for this understanding. The understanding between the US and Iran is good news for the whole world because everyone will benefit from the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, but there are some actors who are not happy with this understanding. These actors are welcoming this understanding from above, but from within they are looking for a way to sabotage this understanding. The first number among these hypocrites is Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. The second number is Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Forgive the insult! Some people in Pakistan are also afraid of this understanding. They are not concerned that oil and gas will become cheaper, but they are worried about why Field Marshal Asim Munir is getting the credit for this great diplomatic success of Pakistan and why Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi is standing silently behind him, smiling? Last week, when Mohsin Naqvi was repeatedly touring Tehran, I heard some politicians saying that there will be no deal between the US and Iran now.
At a very important dinner, a federal minister told a senior American diplomat, “I do not expect any breakthrough between the US and Iran.” Hearing this, the female diplomat looked at me, so I put my hand on the federal minister’s shoulder and said, “I do not agree with my friend, and I think the breakthrough has already happened, all that remains is the announcement.” Other people present at this dinner also kept asking me why I was so optimistic. I kept telling them all that I was not optimistic, but as a journalist I was aware that an understanding had been reached between the US and Iran. Now only its tip is being trimmed and after the announcement of the understanding, there will be regular negotiations for a comprehensive agreement. My column published in Jang Daily on May 21 2026, was titled “The Benefactor of Iran”. In this column, I wrote that the reason for calling Donald Trump the benefactor of Iran was that now Iran is going to get relief from the economic sanctions of the US because an agreement is going to be reached between the two. Some kind people asked who in Pakistan will benefit the most from the understanding between the US and Iran?
My answer was that the people would benefit because oil and gas would become cheaper, but the price of oil and gas was not important to those who asked the question. They used to ask whether Field Marshal Asim Munir would not become stronger than before and even if he remained in Pakistan, the bed of democracy would not be rounded? Allah knows best the state of intentions, but in my humble opinion, it is very important to create internal stability in Pakistan in order to benefit from the understanding between the US and Iran. My reservations on some issues are not hidden, but there is no problem in the working relationship that is going on between the President, the Prime Minister and the Field Marshal now. The problem is only for those who want to become the Prime Minister themselves in the future. The whispers of these Prime Ministerial candidates give rise to some rumours about the political system, and no one has any remedy for the rumours. I request these Prime Ministerial candidates to stop whispering and give suggestions with a loud voice to improve Pakistan. After the reconciliation between the US and Iran, the price of oil and gas is decreasing in the global market. Raise your voice to provide maximum relief to the Pakistani people. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif should improve the performance of his economic team. Those whose performance is not good, should be dismissed. Also, settle matters with the opposition through understanding and understanding.
Do not forget that Netanyahu and Narendra Modi will not let any opportunity to harm Pakistan go to waste. Netanyahu will never forgive Pakistan because Pakistan failed the Greater Israel project by bringing about reconciliation between the US and Iran. Modi also cannot tolerate a strong and stable Pakistan because he wants to fulfil his dreams by including Pakistan in Akhand Bharat. These are the impure dreams, to prevent which, a few years ago, three personalities quietly started consulting each other to thwart the plans of Greater Israel and Akhand Bharat. It was early 2019 when Iranian intelligence chief Reza Amiri Moghadam and Turkish intelligence chief Hakan Fidan began discussing the need to increase defence cooperation with Pakistan’s ISI chief Lt. Gen. Asim Munir. The three believed that this cooperation should also include Saudi Arabia. This consultation was in its early stages when Asim Munir was removed from the head of the ISI in June 2019. He served in this position for only eight months. Then the situation took such a turn that in November 2022, Asim Munir became Pakistan’s army chief. In 2023, Reza Amiri Moqadam became Iran’s ambassador to Pakistan and Hakan Fidan became Turkey’s foreign minister. When Field Marshal Asim Munir began efforts for reconciliation between the US and Iran, Reza Amiri Moqadam and Hakan Fidan cooperated with him fully. Saudi Arabia and China were not left behind. The breakthrough that has been achieved through the efforts of all of them is not the credit of any one individual but of the state of Pakistan. Maintaining the new position that Pakistan has gained in the world today is a major challenge. In the coming days, you will also hear news of a regional alliance of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar and Iran. This alliance will push back the Shia-Sunni divide in the Muslim world. And open the way for resolving further conflicts. We must remember that the understanding between the US and Iran is only the first step. Establishing lasting peace in the Middle East is not possible until Israel ends its occupation of the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Pakistan, along with Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran and other Muslim countries, must also achieve the goal of establishing lasting peace in the Middle East. The poet of the East, Allama Iqbal, dreamed of the unity of the Turks and Arabs, and today Iran and Pakistan are also joining it. The goal of liberating the Al-Aqsa Mosque is still a long way off. Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Turkey have a long journey to travel. All of them must travel this journey together and carefully. If even one of them leaves the path of caution, everyone will suffer.
