ISLAMABAD
\nThe experts at a high-level seminar organized by the Institute of Regional Studies (IRS) have said that the Iran-Israel conflict is driving significant strategic realignments across the Middle East and South Asia. The panel of former diplomats, military analysts, and academics highlighted the enduring resilience of Iran\u2019s regime, emerging geopolitical partnerships, and the implications for Pakistan\u2019s foreign policy amid rising tensions, said a press release issued here on Saturday.
\nAmbassador Jauhar Saleem remarked that Israel\u2019s strike aimed to weaken Iran\u2019s regime and nuclear infrastructure. He said that despite systemic damage, Iran preserved its nuclear capability and demonstrated resilience against the technologically superior US\u2013Israel nexus. He emphasized that, like Iraq episode, regime change is not feasible without ground presence.
\nAmb Jauhar noted that while Israel systematically succeeded in weakening Iran\u2019s proxy partners, its limited demographic size raised questions about its ability to withstand a prolonged Iranian retaliation. Dr. Vida Yaghouti, Professor at Islamic Azad University, described the India-Israel partnership as a full spectrum strategic alliance shaped by extremist ideologies of Hindutva and Zionism. Cooperation spans drones, missile defence, and surveillance which is used to manage long-term rivalries with Pakistan rather than border threats, Dr Vida observed.
\nShe noted that India\u2019s use of water infrastructure as a non-conventional strategic tool was a destabilising factor for the region.
\nViewing Iran as both a geopolitical rival and ideological adversary, India and Israel were aligned against Tehran\u2019s Islamic identity and regional ambitions, she highlighted.
\nOn Iran\u2013Pakistan ties, Dr. Yaghouti stressed their strategic nature that was focused on border stability and countering militancy. Lt Gen (R) Khalid Naeem Lodhi framed the conflict within Clausewitz\u2019s \u201ctrinity of war\u201d\u2014people\u2019s will, leadership rationale, and war\u2019s unpredictability.
\nHe noted that Israel\u2019s decapitating strike was possibly a trap under diplomatic guise. Iran\u2019s missile strikes overwhelmed Israeli defences, showing tactical depth and deterrence, he analyzed. Furthermore, arguing about the impact of Israel strikes, Lt. Gen (R) Lodhi said that Iran\u2019s regime survived and its nuclear assets were likely relocated and hence sustained little damage.
\nHe predicted that Iran might now pursue nuclear weapons as the rationality dictates. Lt. Gen (R) Lodhi urged solidarity between Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey, to present a unified group of Muslim World. Ambassador Ali Sarwar Naqvi outlined Israel\u2019s goals which were to sabotage nuclear talks, damage infrastructure, and weaken the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
\nWhile the nuclear program was disrupted, regime stability and IRGC endurance prevailed, mentioned Amb Naqvi. He cited that growing unity in Iran and backlash against Indian operatives in Chabahar has now become a new geopolitical reality which provides Pakistan with an opportunity to engage more with Iran.
\nAddressing the Pak-Iran Relations, Amb Naqvi highlighted that both the countries have no outstanding issues. The only issue is the poor border management that can be resolved mutually.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD The experts at a high-level seminar organized by the Institute of Regional Studies (IRS) have said that the Iran-Israel conflict is driving significant strategic realignments across the Middle East and South Asia. The panel of former diplomats, military analysts, and academics highlighted the enduring resilience of Iran\u2019s regime, emerging geopolitical partnerships, and the implications […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-490056","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n