Hawzah News Agency- despite the fact that the US administration has warned about any trade agreements with Iran under the pretext of sanctions, Pakistan expressed optimism that the gas pipeline between this country and Iran will be completed despite US warnings.

The construction of this project has been delayed for more than a decade under the influence of geopolitical pressures, US sanctions against Iran and Pakistan's financial problems.

University of Karachi professor Shaista Tabassom told Bloomberg that the United States will definitely not like Pakistan and Iran boost bilateral ties.

Last month, Pakistan’s minister of defense Khawaja Asif reacted to the statements of US Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lowe, by emphasizing that Pakistan has the right to benefit from the economic agreement with Tehran, he said that the US should address Pakistan's challenges in importing high-priced energy from the international markets.

The Iran–Pakistan gas pipeline, also known as the Peace pipeline, or IP Gas, is an under-construction 2,775-kilometre pipeline to deliver natural gas from Iran to Pakistan. Although construction of the pipeline began in 2011, the Pakistani government did not officially approve its work until 2024.