Washington, May 27 -- Republican senator Lindsey Graham on Wednesday questioned Pakistan's reliability as a mediator in the US-Iran conflict and called on the country to diplomatically recognise Israel through the Abraham Accords.

"It has been apparent to me for quite a while that Pakistan as a mediator is more than problematic. Their animosity towards Israel is long standing. It is undeniable that Iranian military aircraft are being housed on Pakistani air bases and past rhetoric from the highest Pakistani officials against Israel is disturbing," Graham said in a post on X. The US Senator, a close ally of President Donald Trump, was referring to an earlier report that Islamabad provided safe harbour to Iranian military aircraft that may...