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Rachel Dobkin,Stuti Mishra and Harriette Boucher

Iran-US war latest: Trump says military will ‘completely decimate and destroy’ Iran if he’s assassinated

In a late-night Truth Social post, US President Donald Trump said the military would ‘decimate and destroy all areas of Iran’ should he be assassinated.

Earlier Friday, the president told the New York Post that he had “left instructions” in case of his death, amid reports of an assassination plot from Iran and threatening messages seen at Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral.

Elsewhere, US officials are demanding Iran publicly state the Strait of Hormuz is open and vow to stop attacking ships attempting to pass through, according to reports.

Trump also agreed to return to negotiations with Iran while insisting the US-Iran ceasefire ended after the two sides traded strikes this week.

The US military struck Iranian islands, ports and infrastructure for two consecutive nights after reporting Iran had struck three ships in the strait.

Qatari negotiators are understood to have travelled to Iran in a desperate effort to restart talks after disputes over navigation in the strait led to the collapse of diplomacy.

Iranian officials have travelled to Oman on Saturday for talks about the strait.

Key Points

  • US demands Iran tell public Strait of Hormuz is open and safe: report
  • Trump issues warning to Iran amid reports of assassination plot
  • Trump declares Iran ‘Cease Fire is OVER!’
  • Israel shared intelligence of new Iranian plot to kill Trump with US officials, report says
  • Traffic comes to a halt at Strait of Hormuz

Where is Khamenei? Son still out of view as father buried in hometown

17:00 , Harriette Boucher

Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was buried in the country's holiest shrine, state media said early on Friday, after huge crowds gathered for his funeral with his son and successor Mojtaba Khamenei still hidden from public view.

The whereabouts of his son, proclaimed supreme leader by a clerical assembly in early March, a week after his father's death, has remained a mystery to Iranians.

He has not appeared in public since the war began. While he has made written statements, no image, video or voice recording of him has been issued.

He suffered debilitating injuries in the strike that killed his father, his face disfigured and limbs badly wounded.

Senior sources in Tehran have said he is recovering but that he has not yet been well enough to manage public appearances. State security services are also trying to limit his exposure in case of more U.S. attacks.

Mojtaba Khamenei was appointed with the backing of the IRGC, who are now seen as the dominant force in Iranian political and strategic thinking.

Catch up: Inside the tense Oval Office meeting where a furious Trump decided his deal with Iran was ‘over’

16:10 , Harriette Boucher

During a Monday Oval Office meeting, a furious Trump decided he had enough and determined the ceasefire with Iran was finished, according to a new report.

Shortly before Trump departed for a NATO summit in Turkey, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth joined him in the West Wing. They informed him that Iran had fired on three ships traversing the Strait of Hormuz within a span of a few hours.

Outraged, Trump asked his top advisers whether Tehran was negotiating in good faith toward a final deal to end the war, sources familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal. “In the end, after discussing it with his senior aides, the president decided they weren’t,” the outlet reported.

Inside the Oval Office meeting where Trump decided his deal with Iran was ‘over’

Middle Eastern countries 'deeply concerned' about latest conflicts

15:39 , Harriette Boucher

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia say they have “deep concern” over the conflict that has broken out in the Middle East.

The foreign ministers from both countries held a phone call on Saturday, where they agreed that the renewed conflict “serves no one’s interest and undermines efforts toward regional peace and stability.”

Pakistan’s foreign ministry said: “The Saudi foreign minister shared the Kingdom’s perspective on ongoing diplomatic efforts and emphasised the importance of de-escalation and continued dialogue.

”[Mohammad Ishaq Dar] reaffirmed Pakistan’s call on all parties to exercise maximum restraint and allow mediation efforts the necessary time and space to achieve a peaceful and meaningful outcome.”

How a vague clause in Trump’s peace deal led to anarchy in the Strait of Hormuz

15:00 , Harriette Boucher

The global economy is facing uncertainty after the resumption of hostilities between the US and Iran. Experts tell Maira Butt that negotiators must go back to the drawing board on the strait if disruption is to be avoided:

How a vague clause in Trump’s peace deal led to anarchy in the Strait of Hormuz

Iran's supreme leader pledges revenge for slain father and predecessor

14:30 , Harriette Boucher

Iran's supreme leader ​Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has threatened vengeance for the death of his predecessor and father, but added that it would depend not only on Iran but also on "free people around the world".

In the supreme leader's first public message since funeral ceremonies for his father began a week ago, the statement read on state television said that vengeance was "the demand of the nation" and "must certainly" take place.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed ⁠in a US-Israeli airstrike on February 28, ​at ⁠the start of the war.

"We pledge to avenge the blood of the martyred leader and all the martyrs of these two wars from the criminal and disgraced killers,” the statement said.

Mojtaba Khamenei, ​who ⁠senior sources have said suffered facial ‌disfigurement and other injuries in the strike, has not been seen by Iranians since he was appointed supreme leader on March 8.

"Whether we are there or not, this will be accomplished, and soon every free person around the world will fulfill a part of this divine mission," the statement said.

Watch: Trump says he is top of Iran's 'kill list': 'They're scum'

14:00 , Stuti Mishra

Iranian president hails 'historic' funeral

13:31 , Harriette Boucher

Iran’s president has hailed a “historic” funeral for the late supreme leader, which reportedly had a presence of millions of people.

Masoud Pezeshkian described the turnout as = a renewed pledge to uphold the values of dignity, independence, justice, and national progress, Tasmin news reported.

Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, said: ““On this occasion, I sincerely thank the tens of millions of people whose astonishing, enemy-defeating and historic presence filled the cities and villages of Iran and Iraq, especially Tehran, Qom, Najaf, Karbala and Mashhad.”

Watch: Trump says military will ‘completely decimate and destroy’ Iran if he’s assassinated

13:21 , Harriette Boucher

US insists a nuclear deal will require Iran to turn over enriched uranium

13:00 , Stuti Mishra

The US officials also told journalists that any deal on Iran’s nuclear program would require Tehran to turn over its stockpile of highly enriched uranium. That's something Iran has repeatedly refused.

If the US does not reach a deal with Iran to turn over its nuclear material, it has military options to ensure that it remains buried underground forever, the officials said. They did not detail those options.

The uranium, enriched to near weapons-grade levels, is believed to be at nuclear sites the US bombed in 2025. Iran long has insisted its nuclear program is peaceful, despite the International Atomic Energy Agency saying the Islamic Republic is the only country in the world to enrich uranium so highly without a weapons program.

The officials also insisted that they would never reach a nuclear deal with Iran if it did not first stop its attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran's Supreme Leader pledges revenge for slain father

12:00 , Stuti Mishra

Iran's new supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said today that avenging his slain predecessor and father was "the demand of the nation" and "must certainly" take place, according to a written message released on his Telegram account.

Mr Khamenei ​issued ⁠the message ‌on the occasion of funeral ceremonies for his ‌father, Ayatollah Ali ‌Khamenei, held months after he was killed ⁠in the US-Israeli airstrikes on 28 February.

"We pledge to avenge the blood of the martyred leader and all the ‌martyrs of these ​two wars ‌from the ⁠criminal and disgraced killers," ⁠Mr Khamenei said in the ‌message.

A mourner holds a portrait of Iran's new supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as people attend the funeral pocession of Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family members in Tehran (AFP/Getty)
A mourner holds a portrait of Iran's new supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as people attend the funeral pocession of Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family members in Tehran (AFP/Getty)

US, Iran agree to continue talks but ceasefire over, Trump says

11:00 , Stuti Mishra

US president Donald Trump said the US and Iran had agreed to continue talks despite an escalation of hostilities this week but he declared that the ceasefire reached between the two sides last ⁠month was over.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran has asked us to continue 'talks.' We have agreed to do so, but the United States has stated to them, in no uncertain terms, that the Cease Fire is OVER!" Mr Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.

Iran disputed Mr Trump's interpretation, saying it had not requested talks with the US but had agreed to host a Qatari mediator, state television reported. Qatari ​negotiators were meeting officials ⁠in Iran yesterday to de-escalate tensions and discuss the Strait ‌of Hormuz, a person with knowledge of the situation said, according to Reuters.

The United States also stepped up demands yesterday that Iran stop attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, where recent hostilities have pushed oil prices higher, a politically sensitive issue for Trump ahead of November congressional elections.

Mr Trump's comments came on a day of relative calm at the end of a week of renewed conflict, when three Qatari and Saudi commercial tankers came under fire, prompting the US to hit Iranian sites, and Iran to respond with strikes on US military sites in Gulf states.

Explosion heard in Tehran was planned, says Iranian state media

10:30 , Stuti Mishra

An explosion heard in the eastern part of Tehran province earlier today was caused by the controlled disposal of wartime ammunition, Iranian state media reported, citing a local official. The clarification followed initial confusion over the source of the blast.

The local official stated that the disposal operation was planned, posed no threat to citizens, and that no unscripted incident or accident had occurred in the area.

Earlier today, state media had reported that a loud explosion shook the eastern flank of the province. Residents in the districts of Pakdasht and Qiyamdasht reported hearing the blast, though the exact location and cause were not immediately known.

The incident comes amid heightened sensitivity to security events in Iran. Controlled detonations of historical ordnance from past conflicts, such as the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, are occasionally carried out near major military and industrial perimeters in the province.

Watch: Trump labels Iran ‘scum’ as he says ceasefire is over

10:00 , Rachel Dobkin

Iranian officials will travel to Oman for talks today: report

09:30 , Stuti Mishra

Iranian officials will travel to Oman for talks today about the Strait of Hormuz amid disputes over navigation of the vital oil waterway, two regional officials told CBS News.

It’s unclear whether the US will be a part, directly or indirectly, of these talks.

US president Donald Trump has agreed to return to negotiations with Iran. But talks between Washington and Tehran have been indirect, mediated by Qatar, CBS News reported, citing three sources familiar with the matter.

FULL STORY: Qatari jet that flew Trump to Nato summit lacks key defense features of old Air Force One, report says

08:59 , Joe Sommerlad

US President Donald Trump’s new Air Force One, a gift from Qatar, was not retrofitted with the same defensive systems as the older models it has replaced, potentially leaving it vulnerable to attack, according to a report.

A New York Times report cites industry experts who warn that the Qatari plane lacks the advanced antimissile capabilities that kept the older models secure, leaving it exposed to risk outside of American airspace.

Read on...

Qatari jet that flew Trump to Nato summit lacks key defense features, report says

US gives Iran Saturday deadline to declare Strait of Hormuz open, report says

08:30 , Stuti Mishra

The US has asked Iran to publicly state it will stop attacks on ships ​in the Strait of Hormuz and that all lanes in the strait will be open to ‌shipping with no tolls in 24 hours, according to a report by Axios.

Washington warned that failure to do so would bring “serious consequences", adding that contingency plans are already in place if diplomacy fails.

“The message has been conveyed directly and through regional mediators," Axios reported, citing US officials. One official warned, “If it is not their position [tomorrow], it is not gonna be a great day for them."

Watch: Nato chief says Trump comments are like 'family argument'

08:04 , Rachel Dobkin

Trump threatens Iran after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral saw open calls for his killing

07:30 , Stuti Mishra

US president Donald Trump just threatened Iran after the funeral of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei saw open calls for his killing, further underlining the tensions as an interim deal to end the war buckles under repeated crossfire in the region.

Mr Trump made the comments on his Truth Social a while ago after senior US officials demanded that Iran make a public statement saying the Strait of Hormuz is open and that ships crossing the vital corridor won’t be attacked any longer.

So far, Tehran has not done so, instead insisting that the route remain under its control and that it be allowed to charge ships moving through it, upending decades of precedent that consider the strait an international waterway.

There had been multiple days of US airstrikes targeting Iran, as well as Iranian retaliatory fire targeting nations across the Middle East. Those strikes had been sparked by Iran attacking three ships in the strait earlier this week.

“1000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, with thousands of more to immediately follow, should the Iranian Government act on its threat,” Mr Trump wrote on his website.

He added that the US military would “completely decimate and destroy all areas of Iran - PRAISE BE TO ALLAH!”

Trump threatens Iran after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral saw open calls for his killing (Truth Social)
Trump threatens Iran after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral saw open calls for his killing (Truth Social)

US gas prices continue to climb as peace deal with Iran seems further out of reach

06:57 , Rachel Dobkin

US gas prices continue to climb, as a peace deal between Washington and Tehran seems further out of reach.

The national price of a gallon of regular gas reached $3.88 Friday, according to the AAA motor club.

Gas prices saw their biggest one-day jump in months on Thursday, spiking by five cents per gallon to nearly $3.85.

Iran 'kept its word', unlike US, says foreign minister

06:30 , Stuti Mishra

Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran has so far kept its word, adding that any deal with the US can only be "mutual compliance".

"Iran has so far kept its word, unlike the so-called US Treasury Secretary who is violating Para 9 of the MoU," he wrote on X.

"That violation follows other violations and missteps by the United States. Reality check: There can only be mutual compliance."

Trump to spend the weekend in Washington

06:03 , Rachel Dobkin

President Donald Trump will spend the weekend in Washington, D.C., according to his White House schedule posted online by NewNation’s Libbey Dean.

No public events are listed on his schedule, which simply reads “executive time” starting at 8 a.m. ET Saturday and Sunday.

US issues fresh Iran-related sanctions as conflict flares

05:30 , Stuti Mishra

The US has issued new Iran-related sanctions today targeting a key financier for Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei and 13 other individuals and entities, following Tehran's resumed attacks on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, the Treasury Department said.

The sanctions targeted Ali Ansari, an ⁠Iranian banker and businessman based in Dubai who had previously been sanctioned by Britain for his role in financially supporting the activities of Iran's Revolutionary Guards and other entities, Treasury said.

Treasury said Mr Ansari had diverted publicly funded wealth into an extensive overseas portfolio of real estate and commercial holdings to enrich himself, government elites and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) also targeted three Iran-based exchange houses and foreign "front companies" that it said moved billions of dollars annually on behalf ⁠of sanctioned Iranian banks, using layers of shell companies to obscure the government's ​illicit ⁠activity.

"The United States is taking decisive action to cut off the financial lifelines sustaining Iran's ruling elite," State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said in a statement.

"By targeting these networks, the United States is directly disrupting the regime's ability to access foreign currency and conduct international financial activity."

Treasury announced the sanctions on a day of relative calm after a week of renewed conflict, when three Qatari and ​Saudi commercial tankers ⁠came under Iranian fire, prompting the US to hit Iranian ‌sites, and Iran to respond with strikes on US military sites in Gulf states.

ICYMI: Inside the tense Oval Office meeting where a furious Trump decided his deal with Iran was ‘over’

05:02 , Brendan Rascius

During a Monday Oval Office meeting, a furious Donald Trump decided he had enough and determined the ceasefire with Iran was finished, according to a new report.

Shortly before the US president departed for a Nato summit in Turkey, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth joined him in the West Wing. They informed him that Iran had fired on three ships traversing the Strait of Hormuz within a span of a few hours.

Outraged, Trump asked his top advisers whether Tehran was negotiating in good faith toward a final deal to end the war, sources familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal.

“In the end, after discussing it with his senior aides, the president decided they weren’t”, the outlet reported.

Read on...

Inside the Oval Office meeting where Trump decided his deal with Iran was ‘over’

Trump threatens to 'decimate and destroy' Iran over alleged assassination plot

04:44 , Andrew Georgeson

Trump issued a fresh threat to Iran amid reports of an alleged assassination plot.

At least one effigy of the president, as well as banners calling for revenge, were seen as Ayatollah Ali Khamenei coffin was carried through crowds in Tehran, NBC reports.

Trump administration growing pessimistic about reaching a nuclear deal with Iran: report

04:36 , Rachel Dobkin

The Trump administration has been growing pessimistic about reaching a nuclear deal with Iran, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing senior US officials.

President Donald Trump has made clear during the war that a final peace agreement would need to include a pledge from Iran that it will never develop or obtain a nuclear weapon.

But hopes of a finalized deal were crushed after the US and Iran traded strikes this week.

Watch: Trump says he is top of Iran's 'kill list': 'They're scum'

04:03 , Rachel Dobkin

Traders bet against Strait of Hormuz traffic returning to normal by end of the month

03:31 , Rachel Dobkin

Traders on the prediction market Polymarket have bet that there’s just an eight per cent chance that commercial traffic in the Strait of Hormuz will return to normal by the end of the month.

Trump held call with Saudi crown prince: report

02:57 , Rachel Dobkin

US President Donald Trump held a call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Friday, Washington time, NewsNation’s Libbey Dean reported, citing Saudi state media.

Dean said the two leaders talked about Iran.

ICYMI: Israel shared intelligence of new Iranian plot to kill Trump with US officials, report says

02:32 , Josh Marcus

Israel reportedly recently shared intelligence with the US about potential plans by Iran to kill President Donald Trump.

The news about the alleged plot, reported by The Wall Street Journal and CNN, comes at a time of heightened tensions between the US and Iran, with both sides trading strikes in recent days.

When asked by The Independent about the alleged intelligence tip, the White House pointed to President Trump’s recent comments claiming that he was under threat from Iran.

“They want to take out the U.S. leader — me”, Trump said. “And so far, I guess I’ve been a bit lucky, but maybe that doesn’t last very long”.

Read on...

Israel shared intelligence of potential Iranian plot to kill Trump with US: report

Trump administration warns if Iran refuses its Strait of Hormuz demands it won't be a 'good outcome': report

02:01 , Rachel Dobkin

The Trump administration has warned if Iran refuses its demands to publicly announce the Strait of Hormuz is open and safe, it won't be a “good outcome” for the country, NewsNation’s Libbey Dean reported, citing a senior US official.

Over 20 ships transit Strait of Hormuz

01:28 , Rachel Dobkin

A total of 22 ships have transited the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours, according to the Hormuz Strait Monitor.

Commercial traffic in the vital oil waterway remains diminished as the Trump administration reportedly demands Iran publicly announce the strait is open and safe.

Watch: US ambassador says negotiations can't continue while Iran targets 'civilian objects'

Saturday 11 July 2026 00:57 , Rachel Dobkin

FULL STORY: Trump’s instructions if Iran assassinates him: ‘Literally bomb them at levels that they’ve never seen before’

Saturday 11 July 2026 00:30 , Alex Woodward

After spending several days labeling himself Iran’s “No. 1 target” and warning that he is under constant threat of assassination, US President Donald Trump stressed that he left his advisers specific instructions should anything ever happen to him.

“I’ve left instructions — if anything happens, to just literally bomb them at levels that they’ve never seen before”, he told The New York Post on Friday.

Trump has repeatedly indicated that he wants the US military to destroy the country should Iranian officials follow through on alleged plans to assassinate the president. While signing an executive order threatening “maximum pressure” against the regime in February 2025, the president said the country “would be obliterated” if he were killed.

“I’ve left instructions if they do it, they get obliterated, there won’t be anything left”, he said at the time.

Read on...

Trump says he left ‘instructions’ to ‘literally bomb’ Iran if he’s assassinated

Ambassador says US cannot negotiate with Iran while it targets 'civilian objects'

Friday 10 July 2026 23:54 , Rachel Dobkin

Tammy Bruce, deputy US representative to the United Nations, has said Washington cannot negotiate with Iran while it targets “civilian objects”.

“We made progress in our discussions with Iran with the signing of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding. The door to diplomacy remains open and is our preferred path to resolve concerns related to Iran’s nuclear program.

“We hope Iran chooses to come back into compliance with its obligations, and to engage seriously in talks toward reaching a final deal”, Bruce said at a UN Security Council briefing.

“While dialogue remains possible, we cannot negotiate while Iran reneges on the basic of obligations. Simple obligations—such as don’t shoot at civilian objects.

“But to be clear: the United States stands ready to hold Iran to account for its acts that defy international peace and security. If you shoot at civilian objects or ships, we will respond”.

The US military struck Iranian islands, ports and infrastructure this week after reporting that Iran hit three ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

US Ambassador to Nato says 'Europe was asleep' but Trump administration 'fixed that'

Friday 10 July 2026 23:31 , Rachel Dobkin

US Ambassador to Nato Matthew Whitaker has said “Europe was asleep” but that the Trump administration “fixed that”.

“They were not capable and could not come up alongside the United States, and we have fixed that with President Trump’s leadership”, Whitaker told Fox News.

“We are seeing Europe for the first time in 77 years start spending more money on their defense, becoming more capable and taking over the conventional defense of Europe”, he added.

Watch: US military nighttime flight operations in regional waters

Friday 10 July 2026 22:55 , Rachel Dobkin

Iran privately told Trump officials that attacking ships in Strait of Hormuz was a mistake: report

Friday 10 July 2026 22:37 , Rachel Dobkin

Iranian officials privately told advisers to Donald Trump that attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz was a mistake, senior US officials told CBS News.

The Iranian officials told the presidential advisers the attacks were linked to an “errant” sect of hardliners trying to undermine negotiations between Washington and Tehran and that they want to keep talks going, according to the US officials who spoke with CBS News.

Israeli strike kills one person in Lebanon: report

Friday 10 July 2026 22:24 , Rachel Dobkin

An Israeli strike has killed one person in southern Lebanon on Friday, CBS News reported, citing Lebanese state media.

"A young man from the city of Nabatieh was martyred in a raid by an enemy drone that targeted him this afternoon, when he was riding a motorcycle,” the National News Agency said, per CBS News.

State media also reported at least one other person was injured in more strikes.

US demands Iran tell public Strait of Hormuz is open and safe: report

Friday 10 July 2026 22:03 , Rachel Dobkin

The US has demanded Iran tell the public that the Strait of Hormuz is open and Tehran will stop attacking ships attempting to pass through the vital oil waterway, the Associated Press has reported, citing officials.

Iran's chief negotiator warns country is 'ready for an all-out defense'

Friday 10 July 2026 21:57 , Rachel Dobkin

Iran's chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has warned that his country is “ready for an all-out defense”.

“We have never stopped preparing to defend our country. The moment the Americans betray the understanding, we will be ready for an all-out defense”, Ghalibaf said, CNN reported Friday, citing Iranian state media.

Ghalibaf, the speaker of Iran’s parliament, was referring to the 14-point Memorandum of Understanding signed last month that temporarily stopped fighting between Washington and Tehran.

“We do not trust the Americans. During the negotiations, I made it clear to the US vice-president that we have absolutely no trust in them”, Ghalibaf reportedly said.

“Of course, ending the war is a priority for countries around the world. However, everyone must understand that this conflict will never end with Iran’s surrender”.

President Donald Trump announced on social media Friday that while the US continues talks with Iran, the ceasefire is “over”.

Why Trump desperately needs Nato’s help to get out of his mess in Iran

Friday 10 July 2026 21:29 , Daniel Keane

Why Trump desperately needs Nato’s help to get out of his mess in Iran

Pakistani prime minister says he spoke with Iran's president about protecting 'hard-earned peace gains'

Friday 10 July 2026 20:42 , Rachel Dobkin

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said he spoke with Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian about protecting “hard-earned peace gains”.

“Spoke with my brother President Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran today. We discussed the evolving regional situation and underscored the imperative of restraint, dialogue and diplomacy to safeguard the hard-earned peace gains of recent months.

“I reaffirmed Pakistan’s readiness to continue playing its role as an honest and sincere mediator for lasting regional peace. We also agreed to advance the bilateral cooperation agenda agreed upon during President Pezeshkian’s recent visit to Islamabad”, Sharif wrote on X.

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