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US-Iran ceasefire nears its end as escalating conflict in Strait of Hormuz threatens talks
Pakistan intensified diplomacy as the sides weigh talks, with 1 in 5 of global oil trade normally passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
- Pakistan intensified diplomatic contacts with Washington and Tehran over the past 24 hours, aiming to resume U.S.-Iran talks on Tuesday as planned despite rising tensions around the Strait of Hormuz.
- Tensions flared Sunday when the United States seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship, which Iran's military command called an act of piracy and a ceasefire violation, vowing to enforce transit restrictions.
- Brent crude oil prices rose to about $95 a barrel on Monday, up more than 30% since the war began, as Iran warned it could maintain global economic pain.
- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said Monday that Iran has no plans yet to attend talks with the United States, though he did not rule out participation.
- Official Iranian media reported Monday that at least 3,375 people have been killed in Iran since the war started, while the blockade threatens critical supplies for Afghanistan and Sudan.
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Tehran linked any possible contact with Washington to the lifting of the naval blockade on its ports, while denouncing the capture of an Iranian freighter in the Oman Sea as a violation of the truce in force until Wednesday.
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