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Pakistan is playing intermediary in the Iran war, a role it has played before

NPR | By Betsy Joles,
Vincent Ni
Published April 2, 2026 at 3:41 AM CDT

Pakistan has emerged as a key intermediary in the U.S-Israel war with Iran. It played this role before, during a high-stakes moment in diplomatic history.

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Vincent Ni is the Asia Editor at NPR, where he leads a team of Asia-based correspondents whose reporting spans from Afghanistan to Japan, and across all NPR platforms.
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