Emerges Key

• Pakistan hat einen überarbeiteten Friedensvorschlag vom Iran erhalten, während es als entscheidender Backchannel-Vermittler in den laufenden US-Iran-Verhandlungen fungiert, was die diplomatischen Bemühungen zur Lösung eskalierender Spannungen widerspiegelt. • Diese Entwicklung deutet auf ein anhaltendes hochrangiges diplomatisches Engagement hin, trotz festgefahrener formaler Verhandlungen und früherer Waffenstillstandsversuche, wobei Pakistan eine strategische Vermittlerrolle in der Nahost-Krise einnimmt. • Erfolgreiche Vermittlungsbemühungen könnten erhebliche Auswirkungen auf die globalen Märkte, die Rohölpreise und die regionale Stabilität haben und sich direkt auf Indiens Energiesicherheit und Wirtschaftswachstumsaussichten auswirken.

• Pakistan has positioned itself as a primary mediator between the United States and Iran following the recent Middle East war, leading efforts to end hostilities after Trump's threats prompted a White House reversal. • Peace talks are set to begin in Pakistan on April 10, welcomed by India, as the two-week ceasefire takes hold amid reshaping West Asian strategic landscape. • China supports Pakistan's role, having jointly submitted a five-point truce plan with Islamabad to reopen the Strait of Hormuz before escalation.

• Türkiye positions itself at the center of diplomatic initiatives and alternative energy transit routes as U.S.-Israel-Iran hostilities enter their second month. • Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan conducted intense phone diplomacy and Gulf trips, coordinating with Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan on ceasefire frameworks. • Ankara prioritizes preventing escalation, staying outside direct hostilities while warning against conflict expansion amid surging global oil prices.

Younger conservatives say they are disappointed by Donald Trump’s decision to launch war against Iran. Key US politics stories from 29 MarchA generational divide over the Iran war has emerged between older attendees and their political heirs at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Texas, as the group’s leaders pleaded for unity ahead of a challenging midterm election year for Republicans.Younger conservatives spoke of disappointment and even “betrayal” over Donald Trump’s launch of strikes against Iran, saying that the president’s actions run counter to his many pledges to oppose foreign entanglements. Continue reading...