Ghalibaf Posted His Red Lines on X, Then Had to Defend Them
Ghalibaf posted his red lines on X in English, then sat down in Islamabad anyway — and both sides noticed.
Priya Sharma
Bureau: Delhi
Seventy Delegates in Black Arrived in Islamabad Carrying Schoolbags
Iran's 70-member delegation wore mourning black for Khamenei and carried dead children's schoolbags to the table.
Pakistan Hosted the Talks That Failed and May Have Won Anyway
Pakistan traded neutrality for centrality by hosting the talks nobody else could arrange.
India Watches From Delhi as Pakistan Hosts the War's First Real Negotiations
Pakistan hosting U.S.-Iran talks in Islamabad gives Sharif diplomatic leverage that Delhi, which chose neutrality, cannot match.