Author: Munir Ahmed
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Trump tells Fox News he’s no longer sending Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan for Iran talks
ISLAMABAD (AP) — President Donald Trump said he has told U.S. envoys not to go to Pakistan for more talks with Iran, shortly after Iran’s top diplomat left Islamabad late Saturday. Trump added to Fox News: “They can call us anytime they want.” The White House on Friday said Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would…
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Trump says the US will extend its ceasefire with Iran at Pakistan’s request
ISLAMABAD (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States was indefinitely extending its ceasefire with Iran — a day before it was to expire — as a new round of peace talks was on hold. The announcement appeared to ease fears that the fighting, which had shaken energy markets and the global economy,…
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US and Iran signal new ceasefire talks in Islamabad as truce nears end
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United States and Iran have signaled they will hold a new round of ceasefire talks in Pakistan, two regional officials said Tuesday, as leaders on both sides warned they were prepared for more fighting if a fragile two-week truce expires without a deal. Neither the U.S. nor Iran has publicly confirmed…
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Trump threatens Strait of Hormuz blockade after US-Iran ceasefire talks end without agreement
ISLAMABAD (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. Navy would “immediately” begin a blockade to stop ships from entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, after historic U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement or next diplomatic steps in sight. In his first public comments after the 21-hour talks, Trump…
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US Vice President JD Vance says talks with Iran ended after 21 hours without reaching agreement
ISLAMABAD (AP) — U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance said negotiations ended early Sunday between the United States and Iran without a peace deal after the Iranians refused to accept American terms to not develop a nuclear weapon. The third round of historic, face-to-face talks concluded days after a fragile, two-week ceasefire was announced as the…
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Iran rejects US ceasefire plan, issues its own demands as strikes land across the Mideast
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran on Wednesday dismissed an American plan to pause the war in the Middle East and launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries, including an assault that sparked a huge fire at Kuwait International Airport. Iran’s defiance came as Israel launched airstrikes on Tehran and as the…
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At least 22 people killed in Pakistan as protesters try to storm US Consulate
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Violent clashes between protesters and security forces in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi and in the country’s north left at least 22 people dead and more than 120 others injured as demonstrators supportive of the Iranian government attempted to storm a U.S. Consulate on Sunday, authorities said. In the north…
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Shehbaz Sharif returns as Pakistan’s new premier as Imran Khan allies in parliament allege rigging
Lawmakers in Pakistan’s National Assembly have elected Shehbaz Sharif for a comeback term as prime minister
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Imprisoned former Pakistani premier Khan appeals 3 recent convictions
A lawyer for former Prime Minister Imran Khan says the legal team has appealed his recent convictions and sentences in three controversial legal cases
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Pakistan’s premier defends the delay in releasing election results and denies the vote was unfair
Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister is defending the widely criticized delay in announcing the results of last week’s parliamentary election