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US, Iran Come to Pakistan as India Is Left to Look On

Tomorrow’s Iran talks with a US delegation headed by JD Vance are a coup for Islamabad.
A woman walks past a mural in Tehran on Wednesday.Photographer: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images

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Tomorrow marks the start of highly anticipated peace talks between the US and Iran. The unlikely star of the show, however, is Pakistan.