Pakistan Steps In to Mediate US-Iran War After 28 Feb Bombing
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- Pakistan began conveying proposals to end the war soon after the U.S. and Israel started bombing Iran on 28 February, taking on a mediator's role in the conflict.
- Islamabad acknowledged the risks of the mediator's mantle but determined the stakes were high enough to persevere at the task of brokering an end to the war.
Why it matters: By stepping into a U.S.-Iran mediator role, Pakistan is attaching its diplomatic capital to a conflict unfolding far from its borders, raising the cost of failure if its proposals are rejected and elevating Islamabad's standing as a regional broker if they land.
