India, May 13 -- Pakistan's role as a mediator in the US-Iran conflict faced scrutiny on Tuesday after a report in CBS news citing US officials stated that Islamabad may be harbouring Iranian military aircraft, shielding them from US strikes during the US-Iran war. The report, which Pakistan subsequently denied, added that Iran sent multiple aircraft including a reconnaissance and intelligence gathering plane to Pakistan's Nur Khan air force base.

"If this reporting is accurate, it would require a complete reevaluation of the role Pakistan is playing as mediator between Iran, the United States and other parties. Given some of the prior statements by Pakistani defence officials towards Israel, I would not be shocked if this were true," sa...