President Donald Trump said Thursday he may travel to Islamabad if a final US-Iran agreement is signed there, adding that Tehran has accepted 'almost everything' under negotiation. The statement, made on the White House lawn before a domestic trip, elevates Pakistan's mediating role into a potential venue for a historic signing and signals Washington's preference for a negotiated close before the current ceasefire expires April 21. Iran's nuclear programme remains the core obstacle. Trump is pressing for complete dismantlement of Tehran's nuclear capabilities in exchange for sanctions relief and de-escalation, and reiterated an unverified claim that Iran agreed to surrender enriched uranium relocated after last year's US-Israeli strikes. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a parallel warning that the US military is 'maximally postured' to resume combat if talks collapse. Field Marshal Asim Munir's visit to Tehran, where he met Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, drew international attention as the first visit by a regional leader to Iran since US-Israeli strikes began. Pakistan's Foreign Office confirmed a second negotiating round in Islamabad is expected but declined to set a date. Authorities are preparing to deploy over 11,000 security personnel across Islamabad and Rawalpindi. A separate Israel-Lebanon 10-day ceasefire, announced by Trump following talks with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, is viewed as a prerequisite for Iran's continued engagement.
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
