Tehran:Iranian lawmakers have raised doubts about Pakistan for its role as a mediator to end the ongoing tensions in West Asia. Ebrahim Rezaei, the MP of Iran's Dashtestan, said that Islamabad lacked credibility as a mediator. He called Pakistan a "good friend" and a "neighbour", but alleged that Islamabad also considered US PresidentDonald Trump's interests and could not say a word against the US "wishes."
"Pakistan is a good friend and neighbor of ours, but it is not a suitable intermediary for negotiations and lacks the necessary credibility for mediation. They always take Trump's interests into account and do not say a word against the Americans' wishes," Rezaei wrote in his X post.
“For example, they are unwilling to tell the world that America first accepted Pakistan's proposal but then went back on its word. They do not say that the Americans had commitments regarding the issue of Lebanon or the blocked assets but failed to fulfill them. A mediator must be impartial, not always leaning to one side,” he added.
Rezaei’s remarks came after the Iranian delegation did not participate in the second round of talks. However, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi visited Islamabad on Saturday morning. It was his second visit to Pakistan in three days. Araghchi met Pakistan’s Army cheif General Asim Munir, and discussed the current situation in the region.
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He also met Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif before heading for Oman and Russia. The peace talks lost momentum. Notably, Washington cancelled the second round of talks with Iran in Pakistan. In an interview with Fox News, Trump said that now Iranians could reach out to the US if they want to have discussions with Washington.
Notably, Iran is demanding that the US should lift its blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway through which the world's 20 per cent crude oil and liquified natural gas (LNG) pass. Tehran has also dismissed Trump’s claims that it is ready to sell its enriched uranium to the US.
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