- The US is testing channels without escalation.
- Iran is signaling openness without weakness.
- Pakistan is positioning itself as the bridge.
And bridges, historically, are never neutral. They are controlled.
The uncomfortable truth
Diplomacy is not about who sits at the table.
It is about who doesn’t need to be there to influence it.
The US military is absent—but omnipresent.
Iran’s IRGC is absent—but decisive.
Pakistan’s military is present—because its influence is formalized.
That difference is the entire equation.
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