Tehran, April 27 -- Iranian parliamentary spokesman Ebrahim Rezaei, Monday, delivered a stinging public indictment of Pakistan's mediating role between Tehran and Washington, declaring bluntly that "Pakistan does not have the necessary credibility for mediation."The lawmaker alleged that Islamabad "always takes Trump's interests into account and does not say a word against the Americans' wishes", the accusations that have the weight to break the already existing fragile diplomatic process.

Rezaei was careful to frame his criticism within the bounds of neighbourly respect. "Pakistan is a good friend and neighbour of ours," he acknowledged, before delivering the damaging qualifier, "but it is not a suitable intermediary for negotiations." Th...