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Islamabad demands end to Iranian Gulf attacks

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Iran musthalt attacks on Saudi Arabia and other Gulf States before any US-Iran peacetalks can resume, Reuters reported on Friday, revealing that Islamabad hasalready conveyed the condition to Tehran as it works with China to revivediplomacy aimed at ending nearly five months of fighting.

    Citingthree Pakistani sources familiar with the effort, the outlet learned thatIslamabad is working to restart stalled negotiations between Washington andTehran, although significant hurdles continue to complicate any return to thenegotiating table.

    "TheChinese are unhappy because Iran's attacks on other Gulf States and the closureof the Strait of Hormuz are hitting their interests," a Pakistanigovernment official remarked, noting that continued disruption in the Red Seawould threaten another strategic trade route on which Beijing depends.

    China'sForeign Ministry previously indicated that Beijing supports mediation effortsby Pakistan and other parties and will continue to play an active role inrestoring peace and stability in the Gulf region.

    TheUnited States and Iran have exchanged attacks in recent days, with US CentralCommand (CENTCOM) confirming that it had completed its 12th consecutive nightof strikes on Iranian military and maritime targets, while Iran retaliated withattacks on US military facilities in Jordan and Kuwait.

    Earlieron Friday, the Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter,revealed that Bahrain and Kuwait had secretly deployed fighter jets to striketargets inside Iran, marking the first direct military action of its kindagainst Tehran.

    Accordingto the newspaper, the strikes, carried out earlier this month, targeted droneand missile storage facilities, along with other military sites, and came inretaliation for Iranian strikes on several locations in both countries.

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