Pakistan

US president rejects extending truce as Tehran warns of response and negotiators head to Islamabad

Netanyahu says Israel has ‘not finished’ in Iran as fresh air strikes launched at Lebanon during ceasefire with Hizbullah

Tehran says wide differences between it and US must be settled before a truce framework can be agreed

Two-week ceasefire between US and Iran set to expire on Tuesday night

With the truce set to expire next Tuesday, the two sides are weighing up new proposals

US naval blockade on Iranian ports continues as Israel and Lebanon hold separate peace negotiations in Washington

Blockade is primarily an instrument of economic coercion to gain leverage in talks process that remains alive

US president’s original war aims included Iran’s unconditional surrender, regime change, elimination of its nuclear potential and ‘obliterating’ Iran’s missiles

Delegates at IMO conference speak of largely positive experiences of coming to work in Ireland, but say challenges remain

US president says aim of move is to place chokehold on Tehran’s access to oil revenues

Trump claims US has begun clearing mines in strait of Hormuz

JD Vance, a vocal opponent of US wars in the Middle East, has gone quiet since the beginning of the current military campaign

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said no talks will take place unless Israel stops Lebanon attacks

Even before US and Iranian delegations departed for Pakistan, issue of Lebanon threatened to derail entire process

Continued strikes by Israel against militant group threaten to derail US-Iran ceasefire agreement negotiations

Tehran halting passage of oil tankers through strait over continued Israeli strikes on Lebanon amid truce with US

Israeli military says it hit more than 100 sites including ‘headquarters and military infrastructure belonging to Hizbullah’

Joint statement welcomes truce and urges ‘quick progress towards a substantive negotiated settlement’

At least six members of the same family were killed in the village of Kfar Hatta

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Kharazi previously said Iran had not rejected negotiations and was open to indirect talks with US to end war

Beijing’s restraint in current conflict reflects its economic links with Gulf states and its strategic partnership with Iran

Iranian Revolutionary Guards pledge to target US companies in region; Israel to demolish homes in Lebanon

Neither Iranian nor US diplomats present – an indication of divide remaining between opposing sides

Despite Donald Trump's claims he has ‘won’ the war, Iran still controls the crucial Strait of Hormuz

Tehran determined to continue defending itself and will deliver ‘severe blows’ until demands are met, official says

Opposition says Government’s €250m package aimed at reducing conflict’s effect on fuel prices and cost of living is one of ‘half measures’

Iran’s parliamentary speaker has dismissed reports of talks between the two sides as ‘fake news’

Army chief Asim Munir uses Tehran ties and warm relationship with US president to boost mediation effort

Attack may be the deadliest yet in a conflict that began last year after relations between Islamabad and the Taliban deteriorated

For now, the most likely outcome is a shift to even greater levels of authoritarian control. Beyond that, the future is less certain

Following allies came into conflict following recent Pakistani air strikes on major cities Afghanistan cities

Taliban is eager to assert its sovereignty while Pakistan is worried about India’s influence in Afghanistan

As violence spreads from border regions to cities, Islamabad is running out of patience

Heavy fighting raises fear of protracted conflict that will add to instability in region

Both sides launch strikes following what Islamabad describes as an Afghan cross-border attack

Both Islamabad and Taliban administrations claim they destroyed or seized opposing posts along frontier

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Pakistan has experienced a sharp increase in militant violence in recent months

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