In this article, Prof. (Dr.) Manoj Panigrahi analyzes Pakistan’s self-styled mediation in the United States–Iran conflict, highlighting key inconsistencies and geopolitical stakes. US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Islamabad for talks with Iranian officials on April 11, 2026 (in picture: JD Vance with Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshall Asim Munir, Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Raza Naqvi and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister...