Pakistan and Qatar helped mediate the US-Iran ceasefire agreement, according to corroborated reports. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan was the first to announce the agreement on social media. The full text of the agreement, named the 'Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding,' was released two days after President Donald Trump publicly announced it on June 15. US Vice President JD Vance stated that the delay in releasing the text was partly due to Pakistan's lack of press freedom and referenced the First Amendment to the US Constitution in explaining the delay. Vance criticized Pakistan over the delay in releasing the US-Iran deal text due to lack of press freedom. According to HindustanTimes.com, a senior US official told Bloomberg that discussions with Pakistani authorities and private talks with Qatari officials helped the administration understand Iran’s political structure and move the agreement forward.