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Pakistan Offers Islamabad for US-Iran Peace Talks

Is Pakistan the key to unlocking a US-Iran nuclear deal or is any mediation effort doomed to fail?
Pakistan Offers Islamabad for US-Iran Peace Talks
Above: Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks during a press conference in Putrajaya, Malaysia on Oct. 6, 2025. Image credit: Hasnoor Hussain/Pool/AFP/Getty Images

The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

Pakistan is uniquely positioned to broker U.S.-Iran peace talks, and Islamabad should seize this moment. With deep ties to both Washington and Tehran, a shared border with Iran and the world's second-largest Shia population, no other nation carries this kind of credibility. Pakistan's rare combination of relationships makes it the obvious choice to facilitate a monitored nuclear framework that zero-enrichment hardliners can't offer.

Establishment-critical narrative

Pakistan's mediation push sounds promising, but runs straight into a wall — Israel has zero interest in ending this war and will likely sabotage any deal brokered through Islamabad or anyone else. Iran holds real leverage through its missile capabilities, and no mediator can compel Tehran to the table. Until Gulf states stop getting hit and Israel stops calling the shots, this diplomatic effort is dead on arrival.



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