INTERVIEW – According to American press, Islamabad played a role as an intermediary to resolve the conflict in the Middle East by transmitting the American peace proposal to the Iranians – before they rejected it.
Near a month after the start of the war in the Middle East, initial discussions seem to be emerging between Washington and Tehran. On Tuesday, Donald Trump announced that the United States were “in negotiations” with Iran. Following this, the New York Times unveiled the content of a 15-point peace plan that the Americans would have sent to the Iranians. This text would have been transmitted by Pakistan, which is a neighboring country of Iran that is discreetly emerging as a key negotiator in this conflict. Iran finally rejected on Wednesday to follow up on the American proposal.
For Le Figaro, Karim Pakzad, a researcher associated with the IRIS and specialist in the Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran region and the Kurdish issue, decrypts this strategic posture that Pakistan is taking on for the first time in its history.
LE FIGARO. – What role is Pakistan currently playing in the conflict between the United States and Iran?
Karim Pakzad. – Donald Trump announced yesterday, Tuesday, March 24, that he was negotiating…
