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Mediator Pakistan allowed Iran to park military aircraft on its airfields

CBSNews • 1d18h

Islamabad is scrambling to defend its credibility after CBS-reported claims that Iranian military aircraft were sheltered at Pakistan’s Nur Khan base amid US strike fears. - (Apr 11–12, Pakistan; CBS, as cited by multiple outlets) Pakistan hosted Islamabad talks, saying Iranian and US aircraft arrived for *diplomatic/logistical* movements. - (Apr 8, US ceasefire; multiple outlets citing CBS) Tehran allegedly moved aircraft to Nur Khan soon after Trump’s ceasefire—Pakistan calls it unrelated to military “preservation.” - (May 12, CBS via NDTV/TOI/Hindu/HT) Senator **Lindsey Graham** demanded a “complete reevaluation,” while Pakistan’s foreign ministry said the story is “misleading and sensationalized.” - (May 7 and May 12, Trump; Fox News) Trump publicly praised Pakistan’s mediation as “absolutely great,” even as negotiations stalled. > How it looks like:

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Islamabad denies sheltering Iran jets, Trump praises Pakistan's mediation as 'absolutely great'

fox-news • 13h

Pakistan denies allowing Iranian aircraft to use its airfields amid U.S.-Iran tensions. President Donald Trump says Pakistani mediation efforts have been "great."

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Iran parked its planes at Pak airbases to escape US strikes: Report

hindustan-times • 14h

Pakistan’s foreign ministry subsequently clarified that Iranian aircraft were stationed on the country’s soil but rejected reports that this was part of an arrangement with Tehran to protect the planes

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Returning the favour? In 1971, Iran had sheltered Pakistan assets

times-of-india • 18h

Islamabad denies reports of Iranian fleet at Nur Khan Base

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'I Don't Trust Them': US Senator Turns On Pak Over Iranian Aircraft Claims

ndtv • 19h

At a time when Islamabad had been positioning itself as a neutral channel between Washington and Tehran, a US media report suggested it had allowed Iranian military planes to park on its soil.

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'I don't trust Pakistan': Top US lawmaker demands another mediator in Iran war

times-of-india • 20h

Senator Lindsey Graham has questioned Pakistan's credibility as a mediator in US-Iran negotiations, citing reports of Iranian military aircraft using Pakistani bases. Pakistan denies these claims, stating aircraft were for diplomatic arrangements. Broader scrutiny of Pakistan's mediation role has emerged within the Trump administration due to stalled talks and Iran's response to peace proposals.

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Sheltering Iran Assets? Pak Rushes To Clear The Air As Trump Aides Question Mediator Role

ndtv • 23h

US Senator Lindsey Graham said he "would not be shocked" if the CBS allegation turned out to be true and called for "a complete reevaluation" of Pakistan's role as a mediator.

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Pakistan admits Iranian jets parked at its airbase, offers vague defence

times-of-india • 1d2h

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'Mediator' Pakistan gave Iranian jets its airbase to escape US strikes

times-of-india • 1d2h

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"Speculative, Misleading": Pak On Report Claiming It Is Shielding Iran Jets

ndtv • 1d7h

The ministry claimed that several Iranian and US aircraft had arrived in the country after the ceasefire and during the initial round of Islamabad talks to support the movement of diplomatic...

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Pakistan parked Iranian planes on its airbases to escape U.S. airstrikes: report

the-Hindu • 1d11h

The report also claimed that Iran had also parked its civilian aircraft in neighbouring Afghanistan to protect it from U.S. airstrikes

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Pakistan allowed Iranian planes to park on its airbases amid US strike fears: Report

indian-express • 1d12h

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Despite mediating in US-Iran war, Pak let Iranian aircraft use airbases to avoid American strikes

times-of-india • 1d13h

Pakistan reportedly sheltered Iranian military aircraft at its airbases, raising questions about its neutrality as a mediator in the US-Iran conflict. US officials cited in a CBS News report claim Iran moved planes, including a reconnaissance jet, to Pakistan's Nur Khan Air Base. A Pakistani official denied these allegations, calling them implausible.

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Pakistan quietly let Iranian planes park on its airbases amid US strike fears: Report

hindustan-times • 1d14h

Pakistan quietly allowed Iranian military aircraft to park on its airfields, possibly shielding them from American airstrikes, the report said.

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