US senators question Pakistan’s role in Iran talks after Vance’s praise: ‘History of harbouring terrorists’
After the United States Vice President JD Vance’s public praise for the country, Republican Senators raised questions regarding Pakistan’s role in negotiations to end the West Asia conflict. Two US lawmakers have called into question Islamabad and Qatar’s place at the negotiating table. (AFP) In the midst of the US-Iran conflict, both Pakistan and Qatar had emerged as the primary mediators in negotiations. The deal to end the war was signed last week, following which Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked both sides “for their commitment to finding a diplomatic solution.” However, two US lawmakers have now called into question Islamabad’s and Qatar’s place at the negotiating table, as talks on the technical details of the final deal are underway. Also Read | US-Iran complete first round of talks. But Trump’s threat nearly threw them off course The senators pointed to the countries’ “history of harbouring terrorists”, claiming they were helping in “propping up Iran’s…terror campaign.” This came after Vance’s “we love Pakistan” remark in Switzerland, where US and Iranian representatives, along with leaders from …
