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Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were to travel to Islamabad to attempt to revive ceasefire negotiationsDonald Trump said he has told US envoys not to go to Pakistan for more talks with Iran, shortly after Tehran’s top diplomat left Islamabad late on Sa…
White House says its Middle East envoys will meet Tehran’s foreign minister in Islamabad Middle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump is sending his Middle East envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan to resume negotiations to end the war w…
Pakistani capital in pandemic-style limbo as people work from home, public transport is closed and businesses shutMiddle East crisis – live updatesAcross Islamabad, there is lockdown. The streets of the Pakistani capital have been empty for days, shops…
US president says on Truth Social attacks are on hold until Iran submits proposal and talks reach end Middle East crisis – live updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailDonald Trump announced in a social media post on Tuesday that he was…
Declaration comes amid intense efforts to bring two sides together in Pakistan for new round of talks Donald Trump unilaterally announced an extension of the two-week ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday amid frantic efforts to bring the two sides back to th…
US vice-president to travel to Islamabad with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner as deadline for current ceasefire loomsMiddle east crisis – live updatesPakistan seeks to raise its global standing in push for Middle East peaceJD Vance is expected to fly t…
Islamabad has seized chance to act as mediator in Iran war and hopes to reap diplomatic and economic benefitsMiddle East crisis – live updatesAs Pakistan works frantically to narrow differences between Iran and the US in its newfound role as global pea…
Reported response comes hours after Trump announced delegation to Islamabad, having earlier threatened to raze Iran’s infrastructureMiddle East crisis – live updatesTehran is not currently planning to take part in new talks with the US, Iran state medi…
Donald Trump’s ‘favourite field marshall’ Asim Munir has been a key figure in securing the US-Iran ceasefireMiddle East crisis – live updatesStepping off a plane on Wednesday evening, Field Marshal Asim Munir walked straight into the warm embrace of Ir…
US president says negotiations could restart in Islamabad under ‘fantastic’ Pakistani army chief Asim Munir• Middle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has said that US-Iranian peace talks could resume in Islamabad over the next two days, and compli…
This blog is now closed – our live coverage continues hereCircling back to Donald Trump’s coming naval blockade, the US military said it would block all Iranian Gulf ports on Monday at 10am ET on Monday (5.30pm in Iran and 1400 GMT), effectively seizin…
Iran warns move would breach ceasefire as US president also repeats threats to strike critical infrastructureDonald Trump has said the US will begin blockading the strait of Hormuz in an attempt to take control of the strategic waterway from Iran in th…
This blog is now closed. Our live coverage continues hereA post about an hour ago on the Israel Defense Forces Telegram channel claimed that overnight, the IDF “identified a rocket launcher positioned and ready to launch toward the State of Israel in t…
Iranian delegates say Washington needs to do more to win their trust if talks in Islamabad to resolve US-Iran conflict are to be successfulMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US vice-president, JD Vance, has blamed the failure of marathon negotiations…
JD Vance leads American delegation while Iran’s negotiators headed up by Iran’s parliamentary speakerPeace talks between Iran and the US began in Islamabad this afternoon, with senior negotiators from both countries meeting face to face at the highest …