US-Iran Peace Talks: Is Pakistan Secretly Being Squeezed Out by Israel?

As Pakistan pushes for diplomacy between the US and Iran, growing pressure from pro-Israel circles threatens to derail the peace process and weaken Islamabad’s influence. Behind the scenes, lobbying, political maneuvering, and regional rivalries are intensifying tensions at a critical moment. What should have been a path toward de-escalation is rapidly turning into a wider geopolitical power struggle.

Escalation Over Rapprochement

“A state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny” (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)

“A state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny” (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)

Here, a question arises: Why does Israel want war when the situation can be controlled through negotiations? The answer lies in the fact that Israel’s foreign policy is based on threat creation. Simply put, Israel wants an enemy to fund its war industry and maintain a controlled domestic environment. Having been suppressed and homeless for thousands of years, Israelis now view international relations through the lens of war, offense, and deception. Their strategic thinking prioritizes military actions over diplomacy, offense over defense, and discord over compromise.

In a recent interview with 60 Minutes, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu blatantly stated, “We will go, in one way or the other, in Iran and take out the nuclear material.” This stubborn attitude is not confined to the personality of Netanyahu; rather, it has become a defining trait of Israeli strategic circles. Moreover, Pakistan, since the day it gained independence, has been critical of Israel and does not recognize it, and is now mediating the US-Iran........

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