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Mon · 17 Aug 2026

EU's Kallas Credits Pakistan as "Main Mediator" Between US and Iran

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EU's Kallas Credits Pakistan as "Main Mediator" Between US and Iran

🇪🇺 BRUSSELS — Kallas names Islamabad; the EU just picked a diplomatic lane. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Kallas naming Pakistan "main mediator" is formal EU endorsement of the Doha-Islamabad axis over Washington's framing. It binds European credibility to a track Tehran hasn't abandoned. For Araghchi, EU validation reduces incentive to walk out. For Netanyahu, it signals Europe won't back an Israeli veto of the process. Islamabad just became harder to sideline.

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