Can Pakistan keep US-Iran diplomacy alive as mistrust deepens?

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan has invited top Iranian officials for talks as mediation efforts to end the war with the United States are reinvigorated.A Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement late on Monday said Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar had spoken to his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, and invited him “to visit Pakistan at his earliest convenience”.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Iran says negotiations with Oman over Strait of Hormuz in final stageslist 2 of 4Trump says new Iran negotiations starting: What we knowlist 3 of 4Who will shape post-war Iran?list 4 of 4Trump says ongoing talks are Iran’s ‘last chance’end of listSeparately, National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq also extended an invitation to his Iranian counterpart and chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, according to government sources.It remains unclear if and when the two Iranian officials would travel to Islamabad.The outreach came as US President Donald Trump accused leaders in Tehran of being “unbelievably duplicitous” over their handling of talks meant to end the war launched by the US and Israel in late February.“They ask for a meeting, some would say ‘beg,’ talks begin, with more schedu...