A war imposed, a peace shaped by Riyadh and Islamabad

The Islamabad meeting of the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkiye and Egypt has now produced a clear and consequential outcome: Pakistan has been firmly established as the principal venue for potential US-Iran talks, with both sides expressing confidence in its facilitation. This ministerial quad reflects a consolidation of trust around a single channel at a time when the conflict has expanded beyond initial theaters, now stretching from the Gulf into the Red Sea, and increasingly affecting global shipping lanes and energy flows.

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