Washington, May 13 -- Casting a long shadow over the ongoing diplomatic overtures in the Middle East, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has bluntly declared that he does not "trust" Pakistan, suggesting the United States should pivot to an alternative mediator for a truce with Iran.

The Senator's scathing assessment stems from allegations that Pakistan quietly allowed Iranian military aircraft to park on its airfields, possibly shielding them from American airstrikes.

"I don't trust Pakistan as far as I can throw them. If they actually do have Iranian aircraft parked in Pakistan bases to protect Iranian military assets, that tells me we should be looking maybe for somebody else to mediate. No wonder this damn thing is going nowhere," Se...