Erdogan Backed Pakistan Role in US-Iran Track

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif credited Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with helping Pakistan secure a mediation role in efforts to end the U.S.-Iran war. Speaking in Istanbul at a business forum and then alongside Erdogan, Shehbaz called the mission an uphill diplomatic challenge and said the eventual ceasefire became possible with God's grace. Erdogan said the world had breathed relief after calm achieved through the June 18 Islamabad MoU, while Turkish official pages confirmed the July 4 Istanbul meeting focused on trade, investment and regional issues. For Israel, the test is practical: any Ankara-Islamabad backed channel must restrain Iran's nuclear work, Hormuz coercion and terror-proxy leverage.