Iran paid the price for something it did not possess. The NPT’s “grand bargain” is undermined. Proliferation risks grow.
Browsing: Pakistan
Past-tense denials preserve diplomatic room. Iran links any deal to Lebanon and Hezbollah. Pakistan provides political cover for indirect talks.
“Pakistan is the only neighbour which could play a mediatory role to end the conflict due to the fact that it has not been attacked by Iran.”
“Pakistan has unusual credibility as a mediator, maintaining workable ties with both Washington and Tehran.”
Pakistani regime uses sectarian intimidation to quash anti-war dissent, masking political subordination to US as communal conflict.
Pakistan’s strategic dilemma: geography forces balancing act. Strategy of controlled distance faces narrowing room.
Pakistan walks tightrope: Saudi pact, US ties, domestic outrage. Must stop fence-sitting before pushed over edge.
Pakistan turns to austerity as Iran war drags on: 85% oil imported, prices up 20%, Saudi aid.
The Saudi-Pakistan defense pact is a strategic hedge, not a rupture; a recalibration, not a replacement.
Pakistan is pivoting toward the Middle East with defense deals, but is constrained by terrorism, economic fragility, and domestic ideological vulnerability.