Turkey, Egypt, and Pakistan Emerge as Trilateral Mediators; Islamabad Summit Under Discussion

Axios and Israeli Channel 12 report Turkey, Egypt, and Pakistan have been passing messages between the US and Iran for two days, with their foreign ministers holding separate talks with Witkoff and Araghchi. Mediators are attempting to arrange a meeting in Islamabad this week between Iranian Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf, Witkoff, and Kushner. Turkey's Erdogan spoke with Trump twice over the weekend. Iran publicly denies negotiations while Pakistan's ISI reportedly facilitated back-channel contact. The trilateral mediation architecture is unprecedented for this conflict.