'It Was Never On The Table': Shehbaz Sharif Says US-Iran MoU Does Not Include Ballistic Missiles

Last Updated:June 23, 2026, 22:43 IST

Shehbaz Sharif says the US-Iran MoU excludes any mention of Iran's ballistic missiles. He cautioned against attempts to misrepresent the agreement.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday stated that the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by the United States and Iran does not contain any provision related to Iran’s ballistic missile programme.

The US and Iran signed the agreement last week to extend their ceasefire and facilitate further negotiations.

Addressing delegation-level talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Sharif said, “This MoU does not mention ballistic missiles. It was never on the table, it was never on the agenda, and the Iranian side never even wanted to discuss it. This is not an impression, but a fact of [the] matter."

The Pakistani leader cautioned against attempts to misrepresent the agreement, saying, “They don’t want the Iranian nation to come out of the ashes of war and touch the zenith of glory," The Dawn reported.

“So I want to make it abundantly clear that, of course, there cannot be double standards; that some countries can have ballistic missiles and Iran shouldn’t have [them]. You cannot digest this kind of duplicity," he added, reiterating that the MoU he signed as a mediator “does not mention ballistic missiles at all, so there should be no confusion about it."

The agreement was electronically signed by Washington and Tehran to extend a ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, following months of hostilities involving the United States, Israel and Iran. Fighting between the sides had intensified after US and Israeli strikes on Iran beginning February 28, before a temporary ceasefire halted much of the conflict on April 8.

Under the MoU, a 60-day window would be opened for further negotiations between the two sides aimed at ending hostilities in West Asia.

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