Pakistan allows parking of Iranian military aircraft on its airfields despite mediator role: Report

Pakistans role as a mediator between the United States and Iran has come under scrutiny after CBS reported on Monday citing US officials that Pakistan quietly allowed Iranian military aircraft to park on its airfields possibly shielding them from American airstrikesThe two officials told CBS News that while Iran also sent civilian aircraft to be parked in Afghanistan it was not clear if military aircraft were among those flightsThe US officials speaking on anonymity told CBS News that days after Trump had announced the ceasefire with Iran in early April Tehran sent multiple aircraft to Pakistans Nur Khan Air Base Among the military hardware was an Iranian Air Force RC130 a reconnaissance and intelligencegathering variant of the Lockheed C130 Hercules tactical transport aircraftWhile a senior Pakistani official rejected the claims an Afghan civil aviation officer told CBS News that an Iranian civilian aircraft belonging to Mahan Air landed in Kabul shortly before the war started However Talibans chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid denied the presence of any Iranian aeroplanes in Afghanistan and told CBS News No thats not true and Iran doesnt need to do thatShortly afterwards US Senator Lindsey Graham questioned Islamabads role and called for a complete reevaluation of the countrys actions as a mediator He said If this reporting is accurate it would require a complete reevaluation of the role Pakistan is playing as mediator between Iran the United States and other parties Given some of the prior statements by Pakistani defense officials towards Israel I would not be shocked if this were trueIf this reporting is accurate it would require a complete reevaluation of the role Pakistan is playing as mediator between Iran the United States and other parties Given some of the prior statements by Pakistani defense officials towards Israel I would not be shocked ifhellip httpstcoOqJ1cdVLFXmdash Lindsey Graham LindseyGrahamSC May 11 2026As the situation continues to evolve in the region Iranian state broadcaster Press TV reported on Monday that the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran AEOI Mohammad Eslami told lawmakers that the issues of nuclear technology and uranium enrichment are not on the agenda of any possible negotiations with the United States and that Tehran insists that the talks must focus only on ending the war in the regionHe made the remarks while briefing the members of Parliaments Foreign Policy and National Security Committee on MondayAccording to the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran the issue of nuclear technology is not on the agenda of the negotiations with the US and enrichment is not negotiable Ebrahim Rezaei the committee spokesperson said after the meeting as per Press TVAlso on Monday Irans Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei told reporters that the countrys proposal for ending the war was reasonableHowever on Monday local time Trump told the media from the Oval Office that Iran is the weakest it has been and called Tehrans proposal a piece of garbageHe said After reading that piece of garbage they sent us I didnt even finish reading it They Iran are on life support The ceasefire is on massive life supportThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever