A high-level delegation led by Pakistan’s army chief held talks with officials in Iran on the possibility of a new round of negotiations between Tehran and Washington.
White House spokesperson expressed optimism for continued negotiations between the US and Iran, saying future talks were likely to be held again in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad.
The Iranian military has threatened to block trade in the Red Sea as well as the Gulf and Sea of Oman if the US continues its naval blockade of Iranian ports.
The US Senate voted against a Democratic-led resolution seeking to stop the US war on Iran until official authorisation is given by Congress.
Israel continues to attack Lebanon, killing four Lebanese paramedics and injuring six others who were taking part in an emergency mission in the town of Mayfadoun, near Nabatieh, in the south of the country.
