US Senator Questions Pakistan's Role as Mediator in US-Iran Conflict and Abraham Accords Stance
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham criticized Pakistan's role as a mediator in the US-Iran conflict, calling it "more than problematic" due to Islamabad's longstanding animosity towards Israel and alleged housing of Iranian military aircraft on Pakistani bases. Graham urged Pakistan to respond to former President Donald Trump's call to join the Abraham Accords, a diplomatic framework normalizing ties between Israel and Arab nations. Pakistan's Defence Minister Khwaja Asif reaffirmed Pakistan's position of not recognizing Israel until a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital is established.