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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 …
US vice-president flies to Islamabad for negotiations as Iranians insists Israel end its offensive in LebanonMiddle East crisis – live updatesJD Vance has warned Iran not to “try and play” the US at talks planned for Saturday in Islamabad, while Tehran…
Mediating a deal at the 11th hour between Iran and the US, Pakistan has emerged as an unexpected negotiator between the two countries and is now preparing to host their delegations for peace talks. Even as the US-Iran ceasefire looked increasingly prec…
Israeli PM says he will continue to attack Hezbollah ‘with full force’ after attacks that killed more than 300 peopleMiddle East crisis – live updatesBenjamin Netanyahu has said there is “no ceasefire in Lebanon” and Israel would continue “to strike He…
Beijing’s powerbrokers are credited with winning Iran over, although one analyst says they were ‘pushing an open door’Middle East crisis – live updatesAs the world struggles to make sense of what, if anything, was achieved by the ceasefire deal announc…
In today’s newsletter: The truce offers a reprieve after weeks of turmoil, but unresolved disputes and competing interpretations of what was agreed, threaten to pull the region back toward crisis at a moment’s noticeGood morning. On Tuesday, just a…
Analysts say Pakistani officials’ efforts led to breakthrough that has helped avert catastrophe, at least for nowMiddle East crisis – live updatesPakistan’s leaders had almost lost hope. After more than two weeks of frantic negotiations, phonecalls and…