Pakistan to Host Key Talks with Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, Egypt Amid US-Iran Tensions

• Pakistan will host diplomats from Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and Egypt for two-day talks in Islamabad to de-escalate West Asia tensions.
• The talks aim to facilitate dialogue and de-escalation between the United States and Iran.
• Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif had a detailed conversation with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, condemning Israeli attacks on Iran.
• Sharif informed Pezeshkian about Pakistan's diplomatic outreach to the US and Gulf/Islamic countries.
• Pakistan is emerging as a key interlocutor between Washington and Tehran, also driven by its reliance on the Strait of Hormuz for oil and gas.