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Multiple diplomatic threads emerged around sustaining the fragile ceasefire between Iran and the United States following their recent conflict. Pakistan's army chief returned to Iran, with Islamabad offering to serve as a channel between Tehran and Washington, though analysts remain divided on how much influence Pakistan actually holds. Separately, a senior official in Iran's Basij paramilitary force, Hossein Taeb, said it was the United States, not Iran, that was 'forced' to seek a ceasefire, claiming Washington could not tolerate an earlier negotiated document for 60 days before violating it. These remarks reflect ongoing friction and posturing between Tehran and Washington as both sides try to shape the narrative around the ceasefire's origins and durability. The involvement of third parties like Pakistan underscores the fragility of the truce and the continued search for durable off-ramps from confrontation.