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Pakistan Serves as Intermediary in U.S.-Iran Talks
Pakistan’s army chief has acted as a channel between Washington and Tehran during recent negotiations. The role follows years of U.S. accusations that elements of Pakistan’s security services sheltered militants and aided nuclear proliferation.
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U.S. and Pakistani officials. U.S. forces killed Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan, in 2011. ” Pakistan has denied knowingly sheltering bin Laden. Pakistani officials have also denied sheltering Iranian military aircraft during the recent conflict.
Khan later admitted operating a proliferation network that transferred nuclear technology to Iran, Libya, and North Korea. Counterterrorism analysts have stated that al Qaeda operatives continued to find sanctuary in parts of Pakistan’s tribal regions after 2001.
Pakistan’s defense minister recently said the country performed “dirty work” for the United States and the West during regional conflicts and argued those policies destabilized Pakistan.
” Sen. Lindsey Graham said the same day that he does not trust Pakistan and questioned its suitability as a mediator if Iranian aircraft were sheltered there. Pakistan and Qatar have both hosted diplomatic efforts tied to the Iran situation, with Pakistan focusing on security contacts and Qatar on formal talks.
