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Pakistan maintains ‘delicate balancing act’ as it hosts Iran talks

Al Jazeera · · 1208 words · By Mohammad Mansour
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“Pakistan maintains ‘delicate balancing act’ as it hosts Iran talks”
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“Foreign ministers from Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Egypt meet in Islamabad, seeking to de-escalate the US-Israel war on Iran”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Foreign relations of Saudi Arabia are the diplomatic and trade relations between Saudi Arabia and other countries around the world. The foreign policy of Saudi Arabia is focused on co-operation with t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran and Saudi Arabia are engaged in a proxy war over influence in the Middle East and other regions of the Muslim world. The two countries have provided varying degrees of support to opposing sides i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Saudi_Arabia_proxy_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement (SMDA) is a security and defence pact between the countries of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Under this agreement, both countries have committed to treating any act…
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“The United States-Israeli war on Iran entered its 30th day”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials as we…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Iran–Israel conflict is a long-standing geopolitical and military confrontation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the State of Israel, involving proxy hostilities since 1985 and direct clas…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Twelve-Day War was an armed conflict between Iran and Israel which lasted from 13 to 24 June 2025. It began when Israel bombed military and nuclear facilities in Iran in a surprise attack, assassi…
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“Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud arrived on Sunday for two days of talks with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An armed conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan began in late February 2026 following Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan's Nangarhar, Paktika, and Khost provinces. Pakistan said the strikes target…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI) is an Islamic public university located in Islamabad, Pakistan. It is one of the world's most prestigious universities for Islamic learning and i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamabad Marriott Hotel bombing occurred on the night of 20 September 2008, when a dumper truck filled with explosives was detonated in front of the Marriott Hotel in the Pakistani capital Islama…
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“Islamabad has now become the hub of all diplomatic activity to try to bring an end to the US-Israel war on Iran”
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“The meetings are a platform initially discussed in the Saudi capital, Riyadh”
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“Dar briefed Araghchi on the four nations’ efforts to achieve an immediate halt to the war”
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“Islamabad announced that Tehran had agreed to allow 20 Pakistani-flagged ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz at a rate of two per day”
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“US President Donald Trump announced a 10-day extension of his deadline for Iran to reopen the strait”
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“Trump sent a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran, but Tehran has rejected it”
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“Trump and Netanyahu launched the war on February 28 as Washington was holding talks with Tehran on its nuclear programme”
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“Oman, the mediator of those discussions, said the war was launched although a deal had been ‘within reach’”
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“Pakistan has close defense ties with Saudi Arabia and shares a 900km border with Iran”
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“Pakistan has the second-largest Shia population in the world after Iran”
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“US President Donald Trump hosted Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir twice”
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“Pakistan is acting as a messenger between the US and Iran rather than a mediator”
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“The US President's Board of Peace was established to achieve peace in the region”
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“Gulf countries face economic fears due to the decline in energy exports caused by the conflict”
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“Iran has attacked US bases in the Middle East since the start of the conflict”
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“Yemen's Houthi rebels launched their first attacks on Israel since the conflict began”
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“The Trump administration is planning a ground invasion”
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“Iran's parliament speaker stated that Iranian forces are prepared for a potential US ground attack”
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