Iran-US Talks Hinge on Pakistan Peace Talks

0:00On April 24, Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Arakchi, is heading to Pakistan by this weekend for crucial peace talks, sparking fresh hope for A. Middle East ceasefire. He'll bring a small delegation and might land as early as Friday, according to Pakistani officials. Pakistan has been pushing hard to get Iran and the United States back to the table after stalled efforts in Islamabad. Tensions spiked over the strait of Hormuz, where President Trump ordered U.S. forces to shoot Iranian boats on site. That waterway handles 20 percent of global oil in normal times, but the standoff has shut down nearly all exports with no end in sight. Iran fired back, denying any internal rifts, with their president and parliament speaker both stressing unity, no hardliners or moderates, just. Revolutionaries. Leadership in Iran stays murky since Supreme Leader Ali Kamenei's killing on February 28, leaving generals and civilians jockeying for control. Arakchi already chatted with Pakistan's foreign minister and army chief about regional

1:03issues and diplomacy. Meanwhile, Trump announced Israel and Lebanon extending their ceasefire by three weeks after White House talks. A 31-year-old Indonesian UN peacekeeper died from wounds in southern Lebanon, and the EU's top diplomat warned any U.S. Iran deal could be. Weaker, without tackling missiles and proxies, Turkey even sent a six-struck medical convoy across the border to aid Iran. As these moves unfold, eyes stay glued on Pakistan's talks. They could be the spark to cool this powder keg before oil prices and proxy fights drag. Everyone deeper.