CNA938 Rewind - Pakistan mediates US-Iran talks amid threats, troop buildup and regional escalation
Islamabad is stepping up efforts to broker US-Iran talks, backed by regional powers and ongoing backchannel diplomacy. Yet on the ground, tensions are rising fast with Iran issuing stark warnings, US forces reinforcing their presence, and new fronts emerging from Lebanon to the Red Sea. Is diplomacy gaining ground, or losing it? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with Assoc Prof Lawrence Rubin, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology