Iran Rejects US Talks Via Pakistan, Demands Preconditions First
🚫 TEHRAN — Pakistan just tried to broker a back-channel and got a door slammed. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Pakistan was the co-sponsor of the Qatar frozen-assets deal Washington just approved. Tehran using the army chief visit to publicly reject talks kills that momentum and signals Iran won't let Islamabad play mediator. With November 5 six days out, this closes the last non-Western channel Washington could use without directly engaging Doha.
