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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

'We're watching closely': US Senator warns Pakistan over 'double role' after Sharif's Khamenei tribute

US Senator Rick Scott has criticised Pakistan's role in efforts to ease tensions between Washington and Tehran, accusing Islamabad of sending conflicting signals after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif attended the funeral of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

In a post on X, Scott questioned Pakistan's suitability as a mediator in the ongoing US-Iran diplomatic process and pointed to what he described as the country's contradictory actions.

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"We need to remember who Pakistan really is in the middle of all this. We’re talking about a country where bin Laden hid out for a decade, where they selectively enforce lopsided blasphemy laws to persecute Christians, and where the Prime Minister just praised the genocidal mass murdering tyrant that used to run Iran."

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