Maleeha Lodhi

Following a dramatic assassination scare involving Donald Trump, Iran’s top diplomat Abbas Araghchi made an urgent diplomatic push in Pakistan aimed at reducing escalating tensions

Middle East crisis: Iran accuses US of violating international law over seizure of vessel in Gulf of Oman

The extension came just hours after Vice President JD Vance had postponed a highly anticipated trip to Islamabad, where he led the U.S. delegation for a first round of talks earlier this month

Posted by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, the video shows Field Marshal Asim Munir descending from a plane in military uniform and receiving a fraternal hug from him

In the month since the US and Israel began their aerial bombing campaign of Iran, thousands of people have been killed across at least nine countries in a rapidly escalating conflict that is costing economies billions of dollars a day

Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Egypt support Islamabad’s push for dialogue amid rising tensions

Some voiced support, others issued condemnation, and many called for restraint

In a lawless world, it may seem idle to judge the conduct of leaders like Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu by international rules to which they are indifferent

Indonesia’s president offers to facilitate negotiations after U.S. and Israeli strikes

Explosions rock Abu Dhabi as Iranian missiles trigger emergency alerts, one person is killed by falling shrapnel, and Dubai’s iconic Fairmont The Palm suffers blast damage with multiple injuries reported

Residents in Pakistan’s Bajaur district reported shells hitting civilian homes, with injured families taken to local hospitals as clashes spread across frontier areas