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Given Trump's ego and the need to declare 'victory', Beijing opted for a very quiet entry into the mediation, with Pakistan apparently fronting the whole exercise.
Speaking to NDTV, Azar said, "We don't trust the Pakistanis. And I think that, you know, don't get over-enthusiastic to the degree that the Americans trust them. It's a facilitation role, not more than that."
US-Iran War News LIVE Updates: US President Donald Trump agreed to a two-day ceasefire just hours before the deadline he had set for Iran to capitulate, warning that otherwise a "whole civilisation will die tonight."
How much the papal rebukes will weigh on conservative voters, a majority vote base for Trump and the Republicans, could decide if President loses control of the House and even the Senate.
Israel's 100-missile Lebanon strike killed 254 hours after US-Iran ceasefire ignited chaos; Iran retaliated with missiles and re-closed the Hormuz, leaving Trump with three options - resume the war, trust Vance in Pakistan, or restrain Netanyahu.
Trump has repeatedly called NATO a "paper tiger" and threatened to withdraw from the 32-member transatlantic alliance in recent weeks, arguing that Washington's European allies have relied on US security guarantees while providing inadequate support