The Iran-Israel War and Pakistan’s Two-Faced Strategy

#Pakistan has long perfected the art of deception, playing both arsonist and firefighter in global crises, while continuing to masquerade as a responsible state actor. The latest controversy surrounding its alleged #nuclear threats against #Israel, and its shadowy dealings with #Iran, India, and the United States, confirms that Islamabad’s double game is alive and well. It is time the world stops falling for Pakistan’s dangerous charade.

Nuclear Lies and Denials: The Iran-Israel Farce

Earlier this week, a senior commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (#IRGC), #MohsenRezaei, made an alarming claim: that #Pakistan had promised to strike #Israel with nuclear weapons if #TelAviv attacked Iran with nuclear weapons. Rather than flatly condemning the irresponsible rhetoric, Pakistan issued a typical half-hearted denial, calling the remarks “fabricated and irresponsible.” But the damage was done. The very fact that such a claim could be made, credibly or otherwise, underscores how Pakistan’s nuclear ambiguity has become a tool of blackmail—not a deterrent, but a weaponized bluff in the geopolitical casino.

Pakistan wants to reap the benefits of being a “Muslim nuclear power” for pan-Islamic solidarity while keeping a back channel open with the West. It flirts with Iran’s regime publicly but privately courts Israeli approval via Washington. This disingenuous foreign policy is not new; it is a continuation of decades of duplicity that has turned #SouthAsia into a powder keg.

Adding to the danger, some analysts believe that Pakistan may have already played a behind-the-scenes role in the escalating Israel-Iran confrontation—either by facilitating backchannel communications, supplying intelligence, or indirectly signaling nuclear posturing. Others warn that Pakistan is positioning itself to formally support a U.S. intervention in the event of an Israel-Iran war, securing strategic favor with Washington while pretending solidarity with the broader Muslim world. This would not be the first time Pakistan played both sides of a war to its own benefit.

A Puppet with a Gun: Pakistan’s Military in Civilian Clothing

Let us not kid ourselves: Pakistan is not a democracy. It is a military-intelligence complex with a flag. Its de facto ruler, Field Marshal #AsimMunir, recently received a red-carpet welcome in #Washington—not with his prime minister, but as a lone military strongman. #DonaldTrump hosting Munir for lunch at the #WhiteHouse, without any civilian counterpart present, was a staggering diplomatic insult to Pakistan’s own so-called democratic institutions.

The meeting, which bypassed standard diplomatic channels and was arranged by a Pakistani-American businessman with financial influence, had the stench of backdoor lobbying and crypto-diplomacy. Munir even reportedly pledged to nominate Trump for the #NobelPeacePrize—an absurd, transactional gesture that reveals the kind of flattery Pakistan’s generals are willing to offer in exchange for strategic leverage.

This meeting wasn’t just a reset in U.S.-Pakistan relations; it was a concession to militarism, a validation of Pakistan’s generals as global power brokers, bypassing the rule of law and democratic legitimacy.

Iran, “Imperial Whores,” and Pakistan’s Hypocrisy

Pakistan’s foreign policy is riddled with contradictions and venom. In another bizarre episode, Pakistan’s defence minister #KhawajaAsif launched an obscene verbal attack against the son of Iran’s overthrown Shah, stating on X:

“If Iranian people are energised and motivated according to you, show some balls and go back and lead them and remove the regime. Put your money where your arse is, bloody parasitical imperial whore.”

The vulgarity is not just unbecoming of a state official; it shows the depth of Pakistan’s ideological confusion—alternating between revolutionary Islamism, anti-Western populism, and strategic alliances with #China, #SaudiArabia, and now apparently, Trump’s White House.

This is the same Pakistan that used the #Taliban as a strategic depth policy, the same Pakistan that sheltered #OsamaBinLaden for years near its military headquarters in #Abbottabad, and the same Pakistan that, after the White House lunch meeting, #ZalmayKhalilzad, former U.S. ambassador, has rightly warned continues to play a “double game.”

A State of Strategic Blackmail

Pakistan thrives on global instability because instability gives it relevance. It leverages the threat of nuclear war to extract aid, weaponry, and diplomatic concessions. It shelters extremists when convenient and hands them over when pressured. It partners with the U.S. on #Counterterrorism, while its intelligence services fuel terror across the #DurandLine and beyond. Its approach is not diplomacy; it is strategic blackmail.

The world must stop appeasing Pakistan’s generals with luncheons and Nobel talk. It must stop pretending Pakistan is a partner in peace. The nuclear lie, the Trump-Munir backroom deal, and the Iran-Israel gambit all point to one truth: Pakistan is not a misunderstood ally. It is a dangerous, duplicitous actor that has played the world for too long.

It’s time to call Pakistan what it is: a nuclear-armed double-dealer that poses a threat not just to South Asia but to global stability. Appeasement will not pacify Pakistan’s ambitions—it will only embolden them.

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