Ahsan Butt

Associate Professor of International Relations @ScharSchool, author of Secession and Security (@cornellpress 2017), The Lies That Bind Us (@cornellpress 2026)

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Hmm is Something afoot? I doubt this is all a coincidence. Possibly throwing stuff out there to gauge reaction? Too early to say but worth keeping an eye on

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Looks like it's really really real

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Looks like it's real

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Don't think I've seen this reported anywhere else? https://t.co/RX9NYenWvy Haven't heard about this through any friends/colleagues but either way it's good news. The current trajectory of Indo-Pak relations is not tenable and badly needs a reset.

[Fahad Desmukh @desmukh]

Shehbaz Sharif is doing Key & Peele's Meet & Greet skit. Kushner denied 🤣

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Looks like the diplomatic equivalent of the Kid Rock halftime show is happening in the UAE?

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All this stuff about the tweet is so insanely stupid. Honestly, shame on everyone involved, starting with Ryan Grim. Obviously the U.S. knew what was going to be in the tweet. I can guarantee that Iran did too. That's the whole point of coordinating between two parties, geniuses.

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The "are we the baddies" meme but in reverse

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@ansarim 🙄

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Shaping up to be the highest geopolitical achievement of Pakistan ever. Can't think of anything that comes close?

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@ansarim https://t.co/vPf6RE9nbT

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1-Getting nukes up there, but that only benefited PK, not the rest of the world

2-Nixon goes to China was not in the midst of war, let alone potential nuclear holocaust. Plus don't think we had as much to do in that one.

This blows both those out the water. Any other ideas?

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@ammar_farooq Belongs on the list, yes. Don't think it matches this (if it holds).

[Ahsan Butt @ahsanib]

1-Getting nukes up there, but that only benefited PK, not the rest of the world

2-Nixon goes to China was not in the midst of war, let alone potential nuclear holocaust. Plus don't think we had as much to do in that one.

This blows both those out the water. Any other ideas?

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Don't think Pakistan is getting enough credit for everything it's trying in the global press. Low % of success, yes, but as far as I can see it's literally the only country trying to solve this insane situation. Nice change from what we normally associate w/ PK foreign policy.

[Shehbaz Sharif @CMShehbaz]

Diplomatic efforts for peaceful settlement of the ongoing war in the Middle East are progressing steadily, strongly and powerfully with the potential to lead to substantive results in near future. To allow diplomacy to run its course, I earnestly request President Trump to extend the deadline for two weeks. Pakistan, in all sincerity, requests the Iranian brothers to open Strait of Hormuz for a corresponding period of two weeks as a goodwill gesture. We also urge all warring parties to observe a ceasefire everywhere for two weeks to allow diplomacy to achieve conclusive termination of war, in the interest of long-term peace and stability in the region.

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He's very clearly and explicitly making nuclear threats.

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@MairaHayat Many congrats! Very cool looking cover as well.

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How is Pakistan supposed to get China to guarantee that the US won't let Israel attack Iran? 🤔

[Vali Nasr @vali_nasr]

Iran has asked for guarantees in any deal with US. Word is that Pakistan Foreign Minister is going to Beijing to get a guarantor for the potential deal. Likely that is Iran’s condition for talks with US. And FM would not be going to China without having floated the idea with both Washington and Beijing. No guarantees of China biting but Beijing is now the frontline in the diplomatic effort

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@mahobili Haha it would be the most Trumpian thing to do. And the most Muniresque thing to do would be to give it back to him.

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This is gonna end with Trump nominating Munir for the peace prize isn't it

[Idrees Ali @idreesali114]

A Pakistani official said that U.S. Vice President JD Vance, White House envoy Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Kusher were expected to meet Iranian officials in Islamabad this week, following a call between Trump and Pakistan's army chief, Asim Munir. @AribaShahid