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Iran's neighbor, U.S. ally: What Pakistan gains from being a peacemaker
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- Though the war has stressed Islamabad's economy, its resolve to bring an end to the conflict is primarily driven by the need to avoid a spillover across its borders while fostering warm ties with the U.S., experts said.
- "Pakistan, perhaps more than any other country outside the Middle East, was highly vulnerable to the effects of the war," Michael Kugelman, senior fellow for South Asia at the Atlantic Council, told CNBC in an email.
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Pakistan's role as a peacemaker in the Iran war, which undermined the security of the Gulf countries and affected multiple economies through energy price shocks, has raised its diplomatic profile across the world and garnered high praise from U.S. leadership.
Though the war has stressed Islamabad's economy, its resolve to bring an end to the conflict is primarily driven by the need to avoid a spillover across its borders while fostering warm ties with the U.S., experts said.
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