# Can Pakistan keep US-Iran diplomacy alive as mistrust deepens?

https://mins.news/en/item/12831

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-04 12:21 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/4/can-pakistan-keep-us-iran-diplomacy-alive-as-mistrust-deepens?traffic_source=rss

> Pakistan has launched a new diplomatic push aimed at keeping US-Iran engagement going. But repeated failures to secure a ceasefire are exposing the limits of mediation as mistrust between the two sides grows.

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