Middle-East
The Roundtable Ep. 12 - What does a successful Iran negotiation actually look like?
In this episode of The Roundtable, three analysts examine what a realistic Iran-US nuclear agreement would look like, who stands to gain, and whether Islamabad's mediation can hold.
The ceasefire that exists on paper and nowhere else
On day 102, the US-Iran ceasefire has not been signed, the 60-day extension has not been agreed, and Pakistan's diplomatic channel has produced no document either side will put its name to.
Iran's Araghchi flatly rejects Trump's offer of direct talks with Khamenei
Tehran's foreign minister called Trump's offer of direct talks "a publicity stunt dressed as diplomacy" — hours after Pakistan's envoy arrived in the Iranian capital carrying letters from Islamabad.
Tehran's gamble: Why Pakistan's mediation could reshape the Iran-US standoff
As Islamabad's interior minister arrives in the Iranian capital carrying letters for Ayatollah Khamenei, a long-marginalised regional power is positioning itself as the unlikely broker in a conflict Washington can no longer afford to ignore.