Pakistan reacts to being excluded from Trump's list of US-Iran mediators
Pakistan has issued a response following US President Donald Trump's decision to omit the country from his list of nations mediating between the US and Iran. Pakistan clarified that Trump was referring to the tensions at the Strait of Hormuz, stating, "The question of mediation comes when you are addressing issues that require persistent deliberations over a period of time...Standoffs and acute crises need more of a facilitatory role."