Pakistan's army chief in Iran as US's Rubio says 'slight progress' in talks

Germany

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Atlantic alliance and collective security · 6 of 20 countries

Berlin views the Hormuz crisis as an economic showdown with global consequences, where neither Washington nor Tehran seems willing to back down, risking a wider conflict.

Saudi Arabia

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Regional mediators and facilitators · 4 of 20 countries

Riyadh measures every step in Iran-US negotiations against its direct interests: the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, regional energy stability, and the Iranian nuclear file.

Canada

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Atlantic alliance and collective security · 6 of 20 countries

Ottawa frames US-Iran talks through the prism of global energy shock, highlighting that the impasse on the Strait of Hormuz and enriched uranium maintains markets in uncertainty.

South Korea

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Energy-dependent Asian observers · 5 of 20 countries

Seoul is closely watching diplomacy around the Iran-US issue, where the role of mediator entrusted to Pakistan and persistent blocks on enriched uranium and the Strait of Hormuz continue to weigh on global energy markets.

United States

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Atlantic alliance and collective security · 6 of 20 countries

Washington signals progress while maintaining military pressure intact: Rubio cites 'good signs,' but Trump warns he has 'other options' if Tehran refuses an acceptable deal.

France

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Paris sees a fragile attempt at de-escalation in Pakistani mediation between Washington and Tehran, in a context where NATO is fractured and the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, directly threatening European economic stability.

Greece

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Athens closely follows US-Iran negotiations, seeing Pakistani mediation as a concrete opportunity to stabilize a region crucial to Eastern Mediterranean navigation.

India

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Energy-dependent Asian observers · 5 of 20 countries

New Delhi focuses on Pakistan's mediation in Iran, aware that Gulf stability directly affects its energy supplies and regional balance.

Iran

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Tehran welcomes Pakistani mediation as a recognition of its diplomatic legitimacy, while insisting that any agreement requires a global ceasefire and recognition of its sovereign rights.

Israel

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Atlantic alliance and collective security · 6 of 20 countries

Tel Aviv warns of major security risks as Washington-Tehran talks stall over nuclear issue.

Japan

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Energy-dependent Asian observers · 5 of 20 countries

Tokyo retains the energy and financial impact of the crisis, while Pakistani mediation and calibrated statements from Rubio fuel cautious hope without dissipating uncertainty over Hormuz.

Pakistan

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Regional mediators and facilitators · 4 of 20 countries

Islamabad emerges as the indispensable interlocutor between Washington and Tehran, a diplomatic posture publicly hailed by Marco Rubio who describes Pakistan as the 'principal' mediator in this conflict.

Philippines

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Energy-dependent Asian observers · 5 of 20 countries

Manila views US-Iran talks through an energy lens, aware that the Strait of Hormuz is a vital artery for the Philippine economy.

Qatar

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Regional mediators and facilitators · 4 of 20 countries

Doha places at the center the Pakistani mediation and its own role of support, presenting the ongoing dialogue as a fragile but decisive turning point in a conflict with unresolved nuclear parameters.

Romania

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Dissenting or withdrawn voices · 5 of 20 countries

Bucharest retains from this diplomatic sequence the persistent gap between the movement signals sent by Washington and Islamabad and Tehran's outright refusal to announce any proximity of an agreement.

United Kingdom

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Atlantic alliance and collective security · 6 of 20 countries

London views the Iran-US conflict as a structural three-way impasse — nuclear, Hormuz, sanctions — that neither Pakistani mediation nor Rubio's cautious signals have yet been able to untangle.

Russia

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Moscow sees in the Pakistani and Qatari mediation a demonstration that the resolution of the Iranian conflict is now slipping out of the hands of Western actors alone, while Rubio's military rhetoric on Ormuz is framed as coercive pressure without a guarantee of results.

Singapore

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Energy-dependent Asian observers · 5 of 20 countries

Singapore views the Iran-US crisis as a test of multilateral diplomacy, with Pakistan at the center and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz as a determining factor for global economic stability.

Turkey

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Regional mediators and facilitators · 4 of 20 countries

Istanbul views Pakistani mediation and Qatari engagement as key to US-Iran crisis exit, while emphasizing structural blocks — enriched uranium and Hormuz Strait control — hindering any final agreement.

Ukraine

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Kyiv views Iran-Pakistan-Rubio diplomacy not as a peripheral issue, but as a factor directly linked to Moscow's ability to finance the war.