Pakistan parked Iranian planes on its airbases to escape U.S. airstrikes: CBS News
US officials said the aircraft move aimed to protect Iran’s fleet from possible strikes, and Pakistan denied the allegation.
- U.S. officials reported that Pakistan allowed Iranian military aircraft, including a reconnaissance plane, to park at Pakistan Air Force Base Nur Khan near Rawalpindi shortly after President Donald Trump announced an Iran ceasefire in early April.
- Pakistan has long attempted to navigate a difficult balancing act between its security relationship with the United States and its ties with neighboring Iran, a key regional player sharing a roughly 565-mile border with the country.
- A senior Pakistan official rejected the Nur Khan claims, stating a large fleet could not be hidden from public view, while Taliban spokesmen denied any Iranian airplanes were present in Afghanistan despite allegations Tehran moved civilian aircraft there.
- Reacting to the reporting, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham called for a complete re-evaluation of Pakistan's role as a mediator between Iran and the United States, saying he would not be shocked if the reports were true.
- China supplies about 80 per cent of Pakistan's major arms, and Beijing has publicly celebrated Islamabad's role in facilitating indirect communications between Tehran and Washington while deepening military and economic cooperation with both nations.
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Pakistan has allowed Iranian military aircraft to park at its airports to protect them from possible US strikes, CBS reported, citing US officials. Islamabad has been acting as a mediator in talks between Tehran and Washington.
FO terms report claiming Pakistan allowed Iranian military aircraft to park at airbase as 'misleading and sensationalised'
The Foreign Office (FO) on Tuesday termed a report by an American media outlet claiming that Islamabad “quietly allowed” Iranian military aircraft to park on its airfields while playing the role of a mediator in the Middle East conflict as “misleading and sensationalised”. Citing US officials, CBS News had alleged that days after US President Trump announced the ceasefire with Iran in early April, Tehran sent multiple aircraft to the Nur Khan Ai…
Pakistan let Iran use its Nur Khan airbase to shield military aircraft from US attack, CBS report says
Tehran transferred multiple aircraft to the Pakistan Air Force base shortly after US President Trump announced a ceasefire with Iran in early April, according to the report.
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