US president lauds Islamabad, but his Republican ally says he does not trust Pakistan to facilitate Iran diplomacy. Donald Trump has reasserted his support for Pakistan to serve as a mediator between Iran and the United States after Senator Lindsey Graham, a close ally of the US president, disparaged Islamabad’s diplomacy. In remarks on Tuesday, the US president lauded Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and its army chief Asim Munir, who helped negotiate a fragile ceasefire in Iran that came into effect last month. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 Kevin Warsh confirmed to US Federal Reserve board in close Senate vote list 2 of 3 US-Iran ceasefire under strain as Gulf states report drone attacks list 3 of 3 Israel sent Iron Dome anti-missile batteries and personnel to UAE: US envoy end of list Trump added he is not reconsidering Pakistan as a mediator. “They’re great. I think the Pakistanis have been great.…