“It is a sign of respect towards the negotiations”

Although these are freighters under pakistani flag whose cargo and destination are unknown, Trump considers Tehran’s decision as a “tribute“to the US. The reopening of commercial traffic in the area is one of Washington’s demands for the ceasefire.

The announcement of the truce for merchant traffic has been made by the Pakistani government, and is part of negotiations that have already received the approval of the foreign ministers of Pakistan. Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Egypt.

Last week, Tehran already allowed ten more oil tankers to pass through, something that Trump also considered a positive gesture towards a negotiated solution to the conflict. However, the most likely recipients were China or India, the main buyers of Iranian crude.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Ishaq Darhas confirmed the agreement. This includes the transit of two ships per day through this strategic maritime route, through which 20% of the world’s oil flows, especially towards Asia.

“It is a welcome and constructive gesture on the part of Iran, and deserves recognition,” he celebrates the head of Pakistani diplomacy through a message on his social networks. “It is a harbinger of peace and will help restore stability to the region.”

The partial lifting of the maritime blockade for Pakistan comes hours after Pakistani Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharifhad a long telephone conversation with the Iranian president, Masoud Pezeshkian.

Tehran proposed to Islamabad the need to “build trust” as a precondition to advance talks on the peace proposal promoted by the United States.

Dar also had a detailed telephone conversation with the Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi. Beijing has conveyed that “China fully supports Pakistan’s initiative to host talks between Iran and the US.”

Along the same lines, the UN Secretary General has conveyed to Islamabad his “full support for the Pakistani peace initiative” after direct contact with the head of diplomacy of the Asian country.

“We have already changed the regime”

In his conversation aboard Air Force One, Trump also addressed another of his demands for peace, the regime change in Iran. According to the American leader’s interpretation, these conditions would have already occurred, because Iranian commanders have changed.

“I believe that we have already had a regime change,” he said, referring to the death of leaders such as Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “That’s really a regime change.” However, the structures of the Islamic Republic have not changed, and remain in the hands of the clerics and the Revolutionary Guard.

The demand to overthrow the ayatollah regime was one of the priorities stated by Trump in his speech on February 28, 2026, with which he announced the start of Operation ‘Epic Fury’. However, the resilience of the Iranians and the opposition’s inability to confront wartime repression have led him to qualify this.

Currently, the United States’ requests to reach an agreement with Iran involve the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, which threatens to become entrenched and cause a global recession. It also demands that Tehran renounce its nuclear program and its ballistic missiles, demands that were already part of the talks in Geneva before the US decided to break them off.

In his speech aboard the presidential plane, Trump did not confirm whether Vice President JD Vance will be the envoy American to the Islamabad summit. This is the person requested by Tehran, which also demands compensation from the US for the damage caused by the war, that its sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz be recognized and that international sanctions be lifted.