Iran Criticises Pakistan’s Mediation, Alleges Pro-US Tilt in Asim Munir’s Approach

Iran has slammed Pakistan over its role as a mediator between US and Iran ceasefire and peace talks. Launching a sharp attack, Iran accused that Pakistan is playing a “double game” at a critical moment in US-Iran tensions. On one side, it aligned with Washington while on other, also maintained talks with Iranian leadership. Iran has alleged Pakistan of bias and pro-US tilt, questioning the role of Army Chief Asim Munir. Iran has claimed that the trust on Pakistan as mediator has been broken. Iran’s Student News Network (SNN) has suggested that Islamabad’s mediation efforts are stalling and failing to secure a definitive response from the United States, as its Iran’s formal negotiation document for ceasefire with US, was mishandled by Pakistan. The document was handed over to Asim Munir during his trip to Tehran. However,  Iran received no response from US on the document’s acceptability.Iran analysts also claimed that Tehran’s 10-point framework has been ignored, replaced by new US-backed demands. This comes after Donald Trump praises Pakistan, while abruptly announcing indefinite ceasefire extension.