US to demand freeing of American detainees in Iran as part of Islamabad negotiations - report
The Washington Post reported that it's not clear the grade of importance that the delegation, led by US Vice President JD Vance, will place on this demand.
Middle East
Voices from the Arab press: Internal Arab fractures amid Iran war
Iran’s Mojtaba Khamenei suffers severe, disfiguring wounds, insiders report
US says Iran lost track of mine locations spread in Strait of Hormuz, complicating reopening - NYT
Iran estimates war losses at up to $145 billion after weeks of fighting
Open-source intelligence points to heavy military damage, casualties, and economic toll following the Israel-US campaign.
IDF kills Lebanese Resistance Brigade commander, Hezbollah chief's secretary in latest strikes
The IDF added that overnight strikes targeted two key crossings used by Hezbollah operatives to move between areas north and south of the Litani River and transfer weapons.
Trump: US military will stay deployed near Iran until Tehran complies with ceasefire deal
Trump added that he thinks it is unlikely the deal will not be complied with, but if not, then the "Shootin' Starts, bigger, and better, and stronger than anyone has ever seen before," he wrote.
Netanyahu announces negotiations to begin with Lebanon, IDF braces for Hezbollah missiles
IDF kills Hezbollah chief's secretary • US military to stay in region until ceasefire complied with • Israeli arrested in Iranian plot to assassinate former PM Bennett
Inside the situation room: How did Netanyahu pitch the Iran war to Trump? - report
Netanyahu made a "hard sell" for attacking Iran, the report claimed, adding that he pitched a number of options for a new Iranian leader who would take over when the current regime fell.
Iran's Araghchi seen as country's most powerful foreign minister yet - explainer
Iranian and US officials are expected to hold talks on Friday to discuss a long-term settlement after the longtime foes agreed on a Pakistan-brokered two-week ceasefire to suspend a six-week-old war.
Israel offered to check itself in Lebanon strikes to promote Iran ceasefire, VP Vance claims
Vance added that Israel's actions were not because Lebanon was included in the ceasefire. "The Iranians thought that the ceasefire included Lebanon and it just didn't," he clarified.
'Talks were almost dead': Pakistan's last-ditch effort to secure Iran war truce
Pakistan's effort involved direct contact with top officials on all sides, with a Pakistani source saying the hardest part of the process was convincing Iran to accept a truce without preconditions.
Iranian FM says US must choose between ceasefire, supporting Israeli action against Hezbollah
Araghchi claimed that the terms of the ceasefire explicitly outline Lebanon's inclusion in the deal, a claim that US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have denied.
Crown Prince Pahlavi tells Iranians ceasefire is ‘not a time for despair' but 'belief in victory'
Pahlavi cast the ceasefire not as a reprieve for the regime, but as proof that it had already suffered a major defeat.
