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'Iran Now Unstoppable, Deal Or No Deal': Why Trump Picked Pakistan For Tehran Talks I Scrutiny

| Apr 11, 2026, 07:30:00 PM | TOI.in
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A two-week ceasefire, in a war involving Iran, Israel, and the United States with Pakistan stepping in as the unlikely mediator. On this episode of Scrutiny, Anand Ranganathan delivers a sharp take— arguing that Donald Trump knows exactly what Pakistan is: a terror-linked, unstable nuclear state. Yet, he says, ‘Washington is using Islamabad purely as a conduit to manage the Iran war and extract tactical gains’ even as Israel continues its own calculations on the battlefield. But the deeper question, he argues, is about outcomes. Without regime change in Iran, can any deal truly hold? Tehran can agree on paper, but enforcement remains uncertain especially given its history. With a hardened leadership and rising stakes after the war, Iran, he says, is ‘unlikely to fundamentally change course.’So is this ceasefire real strategy or just face-saving for the US and Israel? And in the end, who actually walks away stronger from this war?Tune in to watch the full episode.

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