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role](/news/2026/4/26/us-iran-conflict-whats-the-latest-as-the-islamabad-talks-stall), saying on X that he “would not be shocked” if the CBS report proved accurate. Analysts, however, said the controversy was unlikely to significantly damage Islamabad’s position. “Pakistan has done more than
role of a back-channel mediator allowing it to remain neutral in disputes that have led to fissures in other parts of the Gulf. Its neutrality has limits. It is highly critical of Israel
China’s influence there has meant that India has long feared it could be used to either economically or militarily challenge India through maritime naval operations. Chabahar offers an escape: it is located about 140km
role. Some escorted elderly and vulnerable neighbours to shelters. Others prepared to clear debris once the winds subsided. Cuba’s system of national defence against such meteorological disasters has been lauded by the United Nations
Iran on February 28, killing more than 2,000 people so far. A ceasefire was signed last week; diplomatic efforts are under way to end the war. Trump has also frozen foreign assistance to South
role as an intermediary had intensified in recent days, with senior officials in direct communication with both sides. Details of those exchanges remain closely held. On Wednesday afternoon in Islamabad, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
Iran](/tag/israel-iran-conflict/). Since early March, the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies are shipped during peacetime, has been effectively closed and shipping traffic
war has repeatedly raised questions about the US hosting Iran’s games, but FIFA chief Gianni Infantino has [confirmed](/sports/2026/4/30/iran-confirmed-to-play-at-world-cup-according-by-fifa-chief-infantino) that Iran’s Team Melli will play. However, Iranian officials have asked the World
China Economic and Security Review Commission noted that Beijing had offered to sell Pakistan up to 40 J-35A fifth-generation fighter jets, although no deliveries have yet taken place. In December 2025, Washington notified
role in attracting both Spanish- and non-Spanish-speaking viewers alike, especially through World Cup announcer [Andrés Cantor](https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/03/26/291394189/many-english-speakers-believe-soccer-matches-sound-better-in-spanish) and his iconic "Goooooooooool!" "It created this sort of mythical element of what
roles in Nato, also alluded to in the email as possible punitive action, would have to be taken unanimously amongst all Nato members . Fellow EU leaders, at the Cyprus summit, who are also in Nato
War’s defining diplomatic openings. Washington was, as Carrai put it, “willing to spend Pakistan’s reputation for an outcome Pakistan itself was not centrally involved in shaping”. Sardar Masood Khan, Pakistan’s former ambassador