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US and Iran prepare for high-level talks as Israel and Hezbollah trade more fire
Talks aim to preserve a fragile ceasefire as Iran-linked pressure on the Strait of Hormuz and renewed Israel-Hezbollah fire disrupt regional stability.
- Negotiators from the United States and Iran prepared Friday for high-level talks in Islamabad, seeking to stabilize a teetering ceasefire amid Israel and Hezbollah exchanging fire and Tehran's control over the Strait of Hormuz.
- Semiofficial Iranian agencies released a chart Thursday suggesting the Revolutionary Guard placed sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway for 20% of global oil and gas.
- Lebanon's health ministry reported more than 300 people killed and more than 1,100 wounded Wednesday by Israeli strikes on Beirut targeting Hezbollah, marking the deadliest day since the war began Feb. 28.
- Iran's Tasnim news agency claimed talks would "remain suspended" unless Washington pressures Israel to halt attacks in Lebanon, while Brent crude surged to around $96, up about 35% since the war began.
- Separately, U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa and Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter are expected to begin negotiations at the State Department next week, viewed as a potential boost to regional ceasefire efforts.
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U.S., Iran prepare for high-level talks as Israel and Hezbollah trade more fire
With the ceasefire in Iran still shaky, U.S. Vice President JD Vance headed Friday to Pakistan for high-level talks with Iranian officials, as Israel and Hezbollah militants traded fire and Tehran maintained its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz.
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