🇺🇸🇷🇺🇶🇦🇮🇷 The diplomatic backchannel is actually happening, just nowhere near Pakistan...
Three significant phone calls in one day reveal a real diplomatic process unfolding behind the scenes.
Rubio spoke with Lavrov at Russia's request to discuss Iran along with Ukraine and bilateral relations.
The State Department called it Iran-focused.
The Russian Foreign Ministry described it as "constructive and businesslike" without specifying Iran was discussed.
Both readouts being so different is itself the story.
Lavrov also called Qatar's PM and FM Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani.
Both sides stressed the need for "all parties to respond to ongoing mediation efforts to address the root causes of the crisis through dialogue."
They agreed "that any attempt to resolve the crisis around the Strait of Hormuz by force must be abandoned in favour of efforts towards lasting peace."
This is the diplomatic architecture forming in real time.
Russia and Qatar are quietly stepping into the role.
Both have working channels with Tehran.
Both have leverage over the U.S. that Pakistan never had.
Russia controls the uranium storage option Trump and Putin discussed last week.
Qatar controls a significant portion of the Gulf gas trade and has hosted previous nuclear negotiations.
The substance underneath the calls is what matters.
Putin offered help with Iran's enriched uranium during his last call with Trump.
That offer is the technical solution to the most intractable part of any deal.
Iran refuses to surrender the material to the U.S. directly.
Israel won't accept Iran keeping it onsite.
Russia taking custody for storage and dilution provides face-saving cover for everyone.
The 2015 JCPOA used a similar mechanism with Russia.
Qatar's framing today is significant.
The PM stressed addressing "the root causes of the crisis through dialogue" and reaching "a sustainable agreement that prevents renewed escalation."
That's diplomatic code for: stop trying to force Iran into total surrender, start building an architecture that lets everyone walk away with something defensible.
The public theater continues.
Source: CNN, Russian Foreign Ministry, Qatari Foreign Ministry
@ThePakistanExp1 Iran busted A Q Khan network after getting centrifuges to building Chabahar with India to compete CPEC per pakistan sab ke mamey lagey hein.. be it Bangla or Iran or anyone
A country once boxed into a terrorism narrative
now sitting at the table preventing wider conflict.
A remarkable geopolitical turnaround.
Well done Pakistan 🇵🇰
#IslamabadTalks#PeaceNow
JUST IN 🇮🇷🇺🇸: The Pakistani Air Force (PAF) Escorted the Iranian Delegation's Aircraft After Entering Pakistani Airspace
The call sign PAF 317 belongs to a Saab 2000 EW aircraft, which is likely to be flying alongside the fighter jets.
Great protection from the brotherly nation of Pakistan.