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Iran hosts Pakistani delegation amid diplomatic flurry to avert new US strikes

comments came amid reports that the US was considering fresh strikes on Iran as negotiations for an enduring truce between the two countries sputtered. The Trump administration was preparing for a renewed round of strikes

Iran’s authorities project hardened stance with more talks on horizon

leadership, whom he claimed, without evidence, were “fighting like cats and dogs” among themselves. Since Trump highlighted the perceived fractures, military, security, judiciary and government authorities in Iran have been releasing [synchronised messages](/news/2026/4/23/iran-dismisses-trumps-claim-of-leadership-rift-says-nation-is-one-soul) with

With 3,000 containers stuck in Pakistan, Iran explores more land routes

comment, but did not receive a response when this article was written. If the plan materialises, Pakistani trucks will carry the cargo to the border, then Iranian transport would take over. The documents seen

How does Iran’s leadership view the emerging deal with the US?

leadership and where they stand: ## Mojtaba Khamenei The son of slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was selected to helm the theocratic and military establishment shortly after reportedly being wounded in the same strikes that

As AIPAC becomes ‘toxic’, it is trying to conceal spending in US elections

Iran](/news/2026/3/1/netanyahus-war-analysts-say-trumps-iran-strikes-benefit-israel-not-us) and the genocidal assault on Gaza, which AIPAC supports. As a result, Israel has been rapidly [losing support](/news/2026/2/27/us-citizens-support-for-israel-at-historic-low-over-gaza-genocide-poll) amongst the US public. Just this week, The New York Times and Siena College

Progressive Democrats criticize 2024 election autopsy for silence on Gaza | First Thing

Iran, a measure that likely would have advanced had the vote been held. The three top House Democrats, Hakeem Jeffries, Katherine Clark and Pete Aguilar, called Republican leadership “cowardly” for cancelling the vote. - **What does

No date set for US-Iran talks, as Pakistan pushes to keep diplomacy alive

comments came as Pakistan’s civil and military leadership is [travelling across the region](/news/2026/4/14/pakistan-pm-headed-to-saudi-and-turkiye-amid-prospect-of-new-us-iran-talks) in what some observers have begun calling the “Islamabad Process”, reflecting the government’s attempt to frame negotiations

Uncertainty looms as last oil tanker from Middle East arrives in California | First Thing

leadership to accept a deal to end the war or face a fresh wave of US bombing “at a much higher level and intensity than it was before”. US Central Command said it fired

Forced out of the military — and into the redistricting wars

leadership. She’s married, with two teenage children, and lives in a house in the sprawling Washington suburbs. She talks a lot about democracy, duty and service. But the circumstances surrounding Fram’s underdog

European countries emerge as NATO leaders as U.S. role recedes

comment drew a sharp response from Trump, who soon indicated that U.S. troop levels in Germany were under review. [![Demonstrators hold photographs of Spain's prime minister and the killed Iranian supreme leader.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com