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Has the US accepted Iran’s demand to settle Hormuz first, nuclear later?

US pauses Hormuz escorts after Pakistan-led mediation gains traction, signalling shift towards a limited framework deal.

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‘What comes next?’: Fear grips Pakistani families of Somali piracy victims

As piracy resurges off Somalia, families of hijacked tanker crew in Pakistan search for answers and help.

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Pakistan opens up road trade routes into Iran amid Hormuz blockade

With shipping disrupted by US-Iran tensions, Islamabad activates overland corridor to move stranded cargo into Iran.

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‘War crime’: Afghan-Pakistan truce under strain after university strike

Civilian casualties in Kunar spur tensions as Pakistan denies role, casting shadow over ceasefire and peace talks.

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Iran offers Hormuz deal without nuclear talks, as it seeks broader buy-in

Tehran widens diplomacy to regional and global players while indirect US talks remain uncertain.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi meets Pakistan’s Army Chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir

NPT summit: Can nuclear pact survive US-Israel war on Iran?

Analysts say a review conference is unlikely to halt nuclear powers from continuing to flout the treaty’s rules.

Ukraine's Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Mykola Tochytskyi addresses the 2022 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference, in the United Nations General Assembly, Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Iranian FM Araghchi to visit Pakistan, as talks with US set to resume

As Pakistan hosts US-Iran talks, twin-city residents face road closures, halted courts and growing economic strain.

Police officers stand guard at a closed road leading to the Serena Hotel at the Red Zone area in Islamabad on April 22, 2026.

India to Iran: How two wars shaped rise of Pakistan’s Asim Munir

The war against India a year ago led to Munir’s elevation to the status of field marshal. Now he’s playing peacemaker.

TEHRAN, IRAN - JULY 16: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT - 'IRANIAN PRESIDENCY / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi meets Pakistani Pakistani army general and Chief of Army Staff Syed Asim Munir Ahmed Shah in Tehran, Iran on July 16, 2023. (Photo by IRANIAN PRESIDENCY/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Trump calls Iran’s leadership ‘fractured’. Is it, and who’s in charge?

Almost 53 days into war, there is little evidence suggesting that Iranian government is fragmented.

Pro-government demonstrators wave Iranian flags during a gathering in Tehran, Iran on April 11, 2026.

Pakistan races against time to get Iran back to US talks as truce end nears

But a series of escalations by the US is complicating those efforts, say analysts.

Police personnel stand guard near the Serena Hotel in the Red Zone area of Islamabad