Pakistani officials hosted talks on Sunday with the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt, in the country’s latest efforts to mediate the war in the Middle East.
Two ships turned back after being warned not to pass through the Strait of Hormuz on Friday. Iran said strikes in the country had hit a uranium processing plant and industrial sites.
Investigators said the government of President Ahmed al-Sharaa had done little to address the extrajudicial killings and torture of Druse civilians in July 2025.
The authorities have made a wave of arrests to stop people posting footage of strikes, citing security risks. Experts also see a fear of damage to the countries’ image as safe havens.
For a second time, President Trump extended the deadline for Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
President Trump pivoted after escalating threats. Israel also announced it had killed an Iranian commander leading efforts to block the Strait of Hormuz to almost all shipping traffic.
Iranian tourists with visas will be barred for six months in case they are ‘unable or unlikely’ to go back because of the war, Australian officials said.
European politicians risk angering their voters if they join America’s war. Yet they could also face domestic upheaval if they take no action to reopen shipping routes that Iran has blocked and ease an energy crisis.
The president has domestic and international political motivations for touting negotiations to end the war. Iran has similar ones to deny discussions.
The United States is discussing ways to end hostilities with Iran, even as the Pentagon dispatches more troops.