US EditionDe-Escalation Diplomacy: Pakistani Influence in Iran-Israel-US Tensions
- On Wednesday, The White House and Israel removed Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi from the target list for five days to facilitate potential diplomatic negotiations.
- Israel's "decapitation strategy" has already eliminated Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Security Chief Ali Larijani, and Esmaeil Khatib since February 28, setting context for the diplomatic pause.
- Mediators from Turkey, Pakistan, and Egypt are attempting to arrange talks, though officials warn success remains unlikely due to significant gaps after Iran previously rejected a ceasefire proposal it termed "excessive."
- On Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt warned that if Tehran fails to agree on ending the conflict, the administration will hit Iran "harder than they have ever been hit before."
- President Donald Trump noted Tuesday that while strikes eliminated potential successors, "we have a new group" to deal with, leaving negotiations possible depending on how new Iranian figures emerge.
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Pakistani mediators interceded for Abbas Araqchi and Mohamed Baqer Qalibaf to be removed from the list of targets to be executed. More information: Israel accelerates its attacks on priority targets in Iran for "fear" that Trump will order a ceasefire this Saturday
De-escalation Diplomacy: Pakistani Influence in Iran-Israel-US Tensions
In a diplomatic maneuver, Pakistan influenced Israel to temporarily remove Iranian officials from its hit list, at a request involving Washington. This move, as peace talks are considered, evidences Pakistan's role as a mediator between Tehran and Washington in the ongoing Iran conflict, involving a U.S. peace proposal.
Report: US, Israel take 2 top Iranian officials off target list amid diplomacy push
Officials say Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi spared temporarily as mediators work to arrange possible talks in the coming days
Israeli Channel 14 reported on Tuesday that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf received "temporary immunity" from the United States and Israel during the ongoing negotiations...
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