Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem has rejected the upcoming talks between the Lebanese government and Israel scheduled to take place in Washington.On the other hand, despite the fact that the US has closed Iranian ports, President Donald Trump stated that Iranian counterparts have made contact. According to Trump, they are willing to talk.

Meanwhile, Pakistan is faced with a very difficult diplomatic problem. First, it wants to keep its facilitating role in the US-Iran dialogue despite failed in first attempt but on the other, it needs to keep its defense commitments to Saudi Arabia. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with US Vice President JD Vance including Iranian authorities in Islamabad. This was almost the highest-ranking direct meeting between Washington and Tehran since the Iranian Revolution.

Saudi Arabia stated that Pakistani troops arrived at King Abdulaziz Air Base in the Eastern Province of the country following the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement between two countries signed last year. According to the Pact, Pakistan’s deployment should be interpreted as a gesture of friendship and alliance towards Saudi Arabia. Saudi has been attacked several times by Iran prior to the ceasefire in the US-Israel-Iran conflict. Although the authorities of Islamabad did not issue any formal statement regarding the deployment. The Pakistani officials are hinting that Pakistan is trying to find a balance between its role as a diplomatic mediator and a military contender.