Qatar and Pakistan carry Trump’s message to Iran: He won't return to the MoU

On 24 August, Pakistan 's army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, travelled to Tehran to deliver an important message as regional tensions intensified and the US reimposed its naval blockade of Iranian ports. That same day in Washington, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a “D-Day” economic pressure campaign against Iran , warning that countries continuing to trade with Tehran could face secondary sanctions. According to two sources close to the Iranian government, Munir had a single message from President Donald Trump: “I won’t return to the MoU.”