Pakistan is positioning itself as a diplomatic bridge in Iran-US nuclear talks, with Pakistani civilian and military leaders conducting shuttle diplomacy between key capitals as President Donald Trump signals a deal may be near. Trump has indicated he could visit Islamabad to sign an agreement, a development that would mark a significant foreign policy milestone for Pakistan's government and elevate its regional standing. The outreach reflects Islamabad's calculation that brokering or facilitating a nuclear compromise would yield strategic dividends at a moment when Pakistan is navigating its own complex relationships with both Washington and Tehran. The mechanism is straightforward: Pakistan maintains workable channels with Iran while also seeking to deepen ties with the Trump administration, making it a plausible intermediary. What to watch is whether the shuttle diplomacy produces a concrete framework or stalls on the technical and sanctions dimensions of any Iran-US agreement, and whether a potential Trump visit to Islamabad materializes as a signal of deal progress or collapses as talks hit familiar barriers.
Iranian armed forces attacked a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, briefly halting traffic through the waterway. The strike threatens a fragile US-Iran arrangement and could push shipping insurance costs and oil prices higher.
The US has struck Iran, with President Trump citing an Iranian attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz as justification. The action raises immediate risks for global oil flows through one of the world's most critical shipping chokepoints.
The US struck ten Iranian targets on the second consecutive day of military action, putting a fragile ceasefire under serious pressure. The escalation raises immediate risks for Gulf shipping, global oil supply, and regional stability.
Venezuela's twin earthquakes, magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, have killed at least 164 people and injured 971, interim president Delcy Rodriguez confirmed Thursday. The quakes are the country's strongest since 1900, collapsing buildings across Caracas and prompting a state of emergency, with the death toll expected to rise as
