Pakistan Mediates US-Iran Tensions

0:00It's March 27. I'm Corey with The Story, and this is Canada News Today, your AI-powered local news. Pakistan has stepped up as an unlikely mediator between the United States and Iran, as tensions rise after American and Israeli strikes hit Iran in. Late February, officials in Islamabad say they've quietly passed a 15-point plan from Washington to Tehran and are relaying responses both ways while offering to host direct talks. The strikes killed Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sparking angry protests across Pakistan that left 22 people dead and more than 120 injured, including deadly clashes near the U.S. consulate in Karachi. Pakistan's closed ties with both the U.S. and Iran plus its share border and reliance on Middle East oil, gas, and remittances from 5 million. Workers there give it strong motivation to push for peace amid its own economic strains. Meanwhile, experts note these behind-the-scenes efforts alongside moves by Turkey and Egypt

1:02may be tempering the conflict and buying time for real. Negotiations to take hold