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Pakistan nominates Trump for 2026 Nobel Peace Prize (tribune.com.pk)
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[–] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Nominations don't really mean anything.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    The subtext behind Pakistan doing it, and doing it now, is to try and bait Trump away from getting involved with Pakistan's ally: Iran.

    If Trump does anything to Iran, Pakistan is going to make a big fuss about doubling-back on their nomination.

    Does the nomination mean anything? No. Is he going to get the award? No. It's entirely a diplomatic maneuver for a very specific goal of keeping the US out of Iran.

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  • [–] -2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Its just buttering him up for the next terrorism attack on India that Pakistan is planning to conduct. Iran is a Shia majority country and no ally of Pakistan which is a sunni majority country. Minority sects like Hindus, Shia, Ahmadiyas and ethnic minorities like Hazaras are treated the absolute worst in Pakistan. I would be surprised if they ever ally with Iran.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Iran and Pakistan are absolutely allies. They do joint military exercises. They have a joint weapons production program. Iran's diplomatic channels to the USA literally operate out of Pakistan's embassy in Washington.

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