Anwar Says Mideast States Are Using Malaysia to Engage Iran

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim signaled that Malaysia could play a role in ending the conflict in the Middle East, saying leaders from Gulf states have used his country as a channel to Iran’s leadership.

“Many of my colleagues in the Gulf and in the Arab world have sought our views and our assistance to convey their concerns,” Anwar said Thursday during a joint briefing with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Malaysia’s administrative capital Putrajaya.