Iran’s foreign minister arrived in Islamabad as US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner headed there to revive peace talks

President Donald Trump said that US is in no rush to end the war with Iran but "the clock is ticking" for Iran, as a third aircraft carrier arrived in the Middle East. Iran's foreign minister arrived in Islamabad on Friday and US envoys headed to the Pakistani capital in a bid to kickstart a new round of peace negotiations amid a fragile ceasefire.

Israel was also evacuating a sizable town near the Lebanese border in the latest sign of a potential ground invasion of Gaza that could trigger regional turmoil.

Iran has captured two foreign commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and moved them to its coast, in a further escalation that comes hours after United States President Donald Trump said he would extend a ceasefire with Tehran.

President Donald Trump said Iran agreed not to execute eight women after he demanded their release. Talks between the U.S. and Iran in Pakistan are uncertain. Israel and Lebanon are slated to hold a second round of negotiations in Washington,

Confusion deepened Wednesday in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran attacked three ships near the crucial waterway whose closure has plunged the world into an energy crisis after tankers carrying a fifth of the world’s oil were blocked from using the channel.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan's remarks came just a day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sharply escalated rhetoric by threatening possible military action against the Jewish state.

Iran ceasefire nears its deadline. Trump toughens rhetoric, the US seizes an Iranian vessel, Strait of Hormuz fears shake markets, and Israel strikes Lebanon despite a truce.