Pakistan rejects report on Iranian military aircraft in country as ‘misleading’

On 12 May 2026, Pakistan rejected a media report claiming it allowed Iranian military aircraft to park at an air base and shielded them from US strikes. Pakistan's Foreign Office called the report "misleading and sensationalised". WION says Pakistan confirmed the presence of Iranian aircraft but said they arrived during the ceasefire period, while Al Arabiya carried a headline about the aircraft at the Nur Khan base.

Pakistan is mediating between the United States and Iran. Trump rejected the idea of changing Pakistan as mediator and praised its mediation as "absolutely great". China's foreign minister called on Pakistan to intensify its mediation with Iran. Al Jazeera writes that Pakistan is scrambling to salvage US-Iran diplomacy as the ceasefire faces collapse.