#BreakingNews 🇺🇸🇮🇷🇵🇰 U.S. delegation reportedly arrives in Islamabad for talks; Iranian state media says no Iranian team has left for Pakistan and negotiations won’t happen until Israel halts strikes in Lebanon.

#BreakingNews 🇺🇸🇮🇷🇵🇰 No confirmation yet that the Iranian delegation has departed for Islamabad; sources tell ITV the decision depends on developments in Lebanon.

#BreakingNews 🇺🇸🇪🇺 Politico reports that Trump’s meeting with Rutte devolved into a barrage of insults aimed at European leaders.

#BreakingNews 🇵🇱 🇫🇷 🇷🇺 Polish F-16s and French Rafales intercepted a Russian Il-20 over the Baltic Sea after NATO scrambled jets to identify the reconnaissance aircraft flying with its transponder turned off.

#MiddleEastConflict 🇺🇸 It’s likely the U.S. MQ-4C Triton — one of America’s most expensive drones — has crashed in the Persian Gulf. Each HALE drone costs about $240 million.

#MiddleEastConflict 🇫🇷🇸🇦 TotalEnergies says Saudi Arabia’s SATORP refinery will be shut down indefinitely after recent strikes.

#BreakingNews 🇨🇳🇰🇵 China called for “increased coordination” with North Korea in an official statement carried by state media.

#BreakingNews 🇨🇳🇹🇼 Two Taiwanese security officials told Reuters China has deployed nearly 100 naval and coast guard vessels across the South and East China Seas this week.

#BreakingNews 🇨🇳🇹🇼 The same sources told Reuters that typical Chinese naval activity is around 50–60 ships, adding the current deployment is “very rare.”

#BreakingNews 🇮🇱🇰🇷 South Korean President Jaemyung Lee condemns what he called “Jewish massacres” against Palestinians.

#BreakingNews 🇺🇸🇮🇷🇵🇰 The Iranian delegation has not yet arrived in Islamabad; the first round of talks was scheduled for today.

#BreakingNews 🇮🇱🇪🇸 Israel expelled Spain from the Gaza Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in Kiryat Gat, citing “anti-Israel bias.”

#BreakingNews 🇫🇷🇮🇹🇮🇷 France and Italy are in direct talks with Iran to secure permission for their ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz: CNN

#BreakingNews 🇺🇸🇵🇰🇮🇷 Any U.S.–Iran talks in Islamabad would be indirect, with delegations in separate rooms; Iran also rejects a photo-op with J.D. Vance, Al Arabiya reports.

#BreakingNews 🇺🇸🇮🇷 Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi: “It’s simple — the U.S. must honor its commitments, or the talks are over.”

#BreakingNews 🇺🇸🇮🇷 Trump to The New York Times: The U.S. is preparing military options if Iran fails to comply with negotiations.

#BreakingNews 🇺🇸🇮🇷 Only one oil tanker transited the Strait of Hormuz today after reportedly paying a fee to Iran — CNN.

Iran has been demanding tolls for vessels passing through the strait, with traffic remaining extremely limited amid the ongoing standoff.

#BreakingNews 🇮🇷 An Iranian delegation is heading to Pakistan for talks with the U.S.

Reported Iranian conditions accepted:
• Israeli strikes on Lebanon expected to stop by tomorrow
• Iranian funds in Qatar and South Korea being released

#BreakingNews 🇮🇷 🇮🇱 🇺🇸 🇵🇰 Iranian officials have arrived at Nur Khan Airbase in Islamabad under Pakistan Air Force fighter jet escort ahead of planned peace talks.

#BreakingNews 🇬🇧 UK Armed Forces chief warns the public: “The 30-year peace dividend is ending.”

#BreakingNews 🇨🇳🇮🇷 China is reportedly preparing to supply Iran with new air defense systems within the coming weeks- CNN