Pakistan has emerged as a key intermediary between Iran and the United States to secure a temporary ceasefire and host negotiations to end the war in the Middle East.

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the United States and Iran — and their allies had — agreed to a ceasefire “everywhere” following mediation by his government.

Sharif said the two-week truce — which Trump and Tehran had announced earlier — would next lead to talks in the Pakistan capital.