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Pakistan is trying to turn its shuttle diplomacy into something more consequential, and Beijing is the obvious place to test whether that effort has legs or just diplomatic stamina.
As the US-Israeli war on Iran sends energy markets into their deepest disruption on record, three outcomes stand out: regional military action, a US-led coalition, or a drawn-out bargaining game over the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran says Washington is quietly preparing a ground assault while talking about negotiations in public, as the month-old war spreads across the region and back-channel diplomacy struggles to catch up.
Tehran dismissed a 15-point U.S. proposal to end the nearly month-long conflict as unrealistic and misleading. Mediators including Pakistan, Egypt and Türkiye are pushing for talks, while both sides keep exchanging messages and launching strikes.
Iran says the Strait of Hormuz is open to some countries but closed to the United States and its allies. Here is a simple breakdown of which vessels Tehran has allowed through and which nations are asking for safe passage.
The Taliban says Pakistani aircraft struck civilian houses and fuel depots, killing women and children. Pakistan says it hit militant hideouts. The fighting has forced tens of thousands from their homes as regional tensions escalate.