Headlines- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Pakistan army chief Asim Munir in Islamabad on Saturday.
- On Saturday morning, US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff will travel to Pakistan for talks with Iran.
- An Iranian delegation headed by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad on Friday, according to Iran's embassy in Pakistan.
- Iran still has time to "choose wisely," US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, but he cautions that if Tehran doesn't reach an agreement with the United States, its economy will "collapse under the unrelenting pressure" of a U.S. naval blockade that will last "as long as it takes."
- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, says that "no meeting is planned to take place between Iran and the US."
- Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon resulted in six deaths and two injuries, according to Lebanon's Ministry of Health.
Year: 2021
South Africa’s Formula One Hopes Are...
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Syrian Refugees in Somalia
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123 Islamic State Victims’ Remains Found...
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Tensions Over Evictions in East Jerusalem
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Citizens Anxious as Food Prices Fluctuate...
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Yemen’s Special Envoy Briefs the Press
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World Refugee Day
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Tawang- Tourists Paradise
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In Indonesia, Muslim school for Transgender...
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In the Tigray Crisis, Ethiopia’s Holy...
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