Pakistan’s Dilemma: Opportunity vs Alignment Risk
For Pakistan, this is not a simple acceptance.
It is a balancing act.
On one side lies opportunity:
Energy security relief
Economic cooperation
Regional leverage
On the other side lies risk:
Western pressure
Sanctions exposure
Diplomatic friction with Gulf allies
Pakistan has historically walked this tightrope carefully—maintaining relations across competing blocs without committing fully to one.
Larijani’s “blank cheque” tests that strategy.
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