- U.S. to send Kushner and Witkoff to Pakistan for potential Iran peace talks, though Iran denies any meeting is planned.
- Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Arachi arrives in Islamabad, with additional planned visits to Muscat and Moscow.
- Despite a U.S.-backed ceasefire, violence persis
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