Pakistan’s role as a mediator between the US and Iran has come under scrutiny within the Trump administration, with officials suspecting Islamabad of presenting a softer Iranian position to Washington while quietly assisting Tehran militarily. Reports of Iranian aircraft being sheltered in Pakistan deepened mistrust as Trump rejected Iran’s ceasefire proposal as “garbage.”

Washington DC: Pakistan appears to be running with the hare and hunting with the hound as it tries to continuously pitch itself as a mediator in the ongoing West Asia conflict.

However, Pakistan's template of playing both sides of the fence appear to have drawn distrust within the US administration as US President Donald Trump rejected the Iranian response to his peace overture. The Iranian response was conveyed to DC by the Pakistani side which had also played host to the round of dialogue between Iran and the US.

According to a CNN report, some people close to Trump have raised concerns over Pakistan's role as a mediator between Washington and Tehran.

CNN reported that, the US administration is questioning whether the Pakistani side has been conveying President Trump's 'displeasure' on the state of the peace process. It further reported that some officials also believe Pakistan has been sharing a more positive version of the Iranian position with the US than the reality.