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effort – called “Project Freedom” – just a day after it began came after requests from “mediator Pakistan and other countries”. He said “Great Progress has been made toward a Complete and Final Agreement” with Tehran
efforts to resolve the [Iran war](/news/liveblog/2026/5/1/iran-war-live-tehran-says-us-ports-siege-intolerable-trump-mulls-action) remain at an impasse, with Tehran continuing to block the Strait of Hormuz and the United States Navy blockading Iranian ports and exports of Iranian crude. On Friday
Israel in the western province of Kurdistan, near the border with Iraq. In a statement carried by the ISNA news agency, it said groups from “northern Iraq and acting on behalf of the US
Israel as well as US military assets in Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. The Trump administration has insisted that the war was justified, and aimed at preventing Iran from securing
Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, for [a second round](/news/2026/4/20/pakistan-ready-for-multi-day-us-iran-talks-but-tehran-unsure-about-joining) of talks with Iran aimed at extending a two-week ceasefire which is set to expire on Wednesday. The diplomatic efforts are unfolding amid sharp military
efforts to reopen the strait of Hormuz. The Iranian strike on the UAE was the second in 48 hours, and came shortly after the US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, insisted the shaky truce which
Israel-Iran war that also involved the US, Trump [hosted Munir for lunch at the White House](/news/2025/6/19/trumps-pakistan-embrace-tactical-romance-or-a-new-inner-circle), the first time a US president had privately received a Pakistani military chief without the civilian leadership
Israel launched attacks on February 28. The war and disruption in the strait have triggered an oil price spike and dealt a blow to the global economy. A US naval blockade of Iranian ports
mediator. The US president was speaking on Tuesday to a [New York Post reporter](https://nypost.com/2026/04/13/us-news/trump-admin-live-updates-april-13-14-15-16-17-18-19/#39081396) who had gone to Islamabad for the first round of ceasefire talks over the weekend. After an interview
mediation efforts “until a result is achieved”. [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) had said talks would be indirect. An open-ended ceasefire has paused most fighting, but the economic fallout grows with global shipments
Pakistan has been acting as mediator, but is struggling to find common ground. Araghchi is expected initially to talk with Pakistani mediators, but American officials were briefing that the US negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve
mediators in Pakistan had maintained that Lebanon was included in the initial ceasefire, but the US and Israel denied that it was part of the agreement. But on Thursday, a breakthrough was announced: Israel
Mediated by Pakistan, the talks lasted more than 20 hours and included both indirect and direct exchanges between delegations led by US Vice President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials. According to reports, the discussions
mediator Pakistan until Tehran responded to the US’s negotiating positions or until talks were concluded “one way or the other”. - **The Pentagon announced that the US secretary of the navy, John Phelan, would depart
efforts to end a war that has killed thousands of people. The optimism on Wednesday came as a high-level Pakistani delegation, headed by Army Chief Asim Munir, [arrived](/news/2026/4/15/pakistan-army-chief-in-tehran-to-advance-next-round-of-us-iran-talks) in Tehran to deliver
mediator Pakistan tries to bring the two rivals back to the [negotiating table](/news/liveblog/2026/4/26/iran-war-live-tehran-rejects-talks-under-siege-trump-cancels-envoys-trip). US President Donald Trump last week said Israel and Lebanon had agreed to extend their ceasefire by three weeks after talks
mediation efforts seem to be still under way, and both sides are still interested in diplomatically engaging with each other,” he noted. “Now, after Iran’s response, the picture is going to get pretty clear
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who is credited for mediating the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, also [welcomed the truce](https://x.com/CMShehbaz/status/2045029468595433644?s=20), calling it a step toward "sustainable peace" and reaffirmed his country's support
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who is credited for mediating the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, also [welcomed the truce](https://x.com/CMShehbaz/status/2045029468595433644?s=20), calling it a step toward "sustainable peace" and reaffirmed his country's support
efforts led by Pakistan”. Jaffery said the ceasefire had been “practically violated” once the US imposed its naval blockade although both sides have since sought to avoid a return to full-scale war