Middle East Diplomacy

Pakistan, Iran explore new talks with US amid China-initiated push: report

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Pakistan, Iran explore new talks with US amid China-initiated push: report

ISLAMABAD: Driven by China, Pakistan is exploring resuming stalled US-Iran talks to end the nearly five-month-old war, three Pakistani sources said. Exploratory discussions were held during Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momenei’s visit to Islamabad this week, his second in the past 10 days, sources said. Momeni, who is considered close to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, met … Read more

From CAA criticism to Kashmir rhetoric: India’s history of silence on Khamenei’s demise

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From CAA criticism to Kashmir rhetoric: India’s history of silence on Khamenei’s demise

NEW DELHI: India has stopped short of condemning the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei despite criticizing Iran’s attacks on Gulf states and calling for restraint, dialogue and de-escalation of tensions in West Asia.The calibrated response sparked a strong political reaction at home, with Congress president Sonia Gandhi describing the government’s silence as … Read more