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Saudi Arabia bets on defensive alliances to deter slide into war - analysis
Riyadh faces a dilemma: how to deter attacks and protect the ambitious economic vision it is pursuing without becoming entangled in a broader conflict in the region.
US, Iran nearing 'some sort of an arrangement', Pakistan's defense minister says - report
Over 100 Indian and Pakistani figures urge Modi and Sharif to restart stalled diplomatic talks
Iran president says missile program will never be included in US MoU
Trump’s Abraham Accords push faces resistance from Pakistan and Muslim world - opinion
Islamabad's decision might determine not only the future of Pakistan-US relations, but also the broader trajectory of Muslim-world engagement with Israel in the coming years.
Pakistan hopeful for US-Iran talks despite Strait of Hormuz ship seizures
“The ceasefire has opened a space that Pakistan thinks is enough for the diplomatic path to resume,” a former Pakistani ambassador briefed on the matter told the NYT.
United States Treasury Department imposes fresh sanctions against suppliers of weapons to Iran
The move comes as a two-week ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump is due to end in the coming days.
Trump says he does not want to extend ceasefire with Iran, will get 'great deal'
Trump told CNBC that he believes the US is “going to end up with a great deal” with Iran to end the weeks-long war, saying "they have no choice."
Initial Iranian, US delegations land in Islamabad for talks, but Tehran denies travel - report
However, Iranian state media denied this, saying that nobody has left Tehran as of Tuesday morning.
Vance to travel to Islamabad, Iranian delegation gets reported approval from supreme leader - Axios
According to a source with knowledge, cited by Axios, the Iranian negotiating team hesitated under pressure from the IRGC to take a stronger line and refuse talks without an end to the US blockade.
Trump threatens to bomb Iran if ceasefire breaks down as Vance reportedly en route to Islamabad
Trumps told PBS News that he is unsure if the Iranians will attend the talks in Pakistan, while insisting that Tehran will not achieve nuclear weapon capability.
The US-Iran negotiations in Pakistan: More talk, less action on critical issues - analysis
A new round of US-Iran talks begins in Pakistan, but key issues like the Strait of Hormuz remain unresolved.
Pakistan's role in advancing US-Iran talks watched by Gulf nations amid rising tensions - analysis
Meanwhile, at sea, US Central Command says the US blockade of Iran is working. Iran claims that at least one Iranian supertanker had crossed the blockade line and made it to Iran’s Imam Khomeini port
US could return to Islamabad for additional negotiations with Iran in next two days, Trump says
"We are more inclined to go there," Trump told The New York Post, after reports surfaced of a new round of negotiations between the two countries.
