Amid escalating tensions between Iran and the United States, reports indicate that Pakistan has allowed Iranian military and surveillance aircraft to park at its airfields, potentially shielding them from American airstrikes. US officials claim that Iran's deployment of aircraft, including an Iranian Air Force RC-130 reconnaissance plane, to the Pakistan Air Force Base Nur Khan near Rawalpindi is part of a strategy to protect its military assets. However, Pakistani officials have denied these allegations, stating that the presence of a large fleet of aircraft at the Nur Khan base would be highly visible to the public. Additionally, an Afghan civil aviation official mentioned that an Iranian civilian aircraft had landed in Kabul before the conflict escalated and was later moved to Herat airport for safety. The situation underscores Pakistan's complex diplomatic balancing act, as it seeks to maintain relations with both Washington and Tehran, while also considering its ties with China, Iran's key ally.