Pakistan takes on role of peacemaker, but it comes with risks - analysis
As Pakistan steps forward as a peacemaker, it is joined by Turkey, Qatar, China, and other countries. It remains to be seen if Pakistan can build the trust needed for peace.
Middle East
Five things to watch amid the ceasefire with Iran
Trump says he will work with Iran for 'very productive regime change, there will be no enrichment'
Iran celebrates ceasefire amid critical war losses, says it 'forced America to accept its demands'
Gulf States welcome ceasefire deal between US, Israel, and Iran, demand end to all attacks
Even amid ongoing Iranian missile and rocket attacks against Gulf facilities, the states from the region welcomed the ceasefire, demanding an end to hostilities.
IDF carries out 'largest coordinated strike' in Lebanon amid uncertainty over ceasefire scope
Hezbollah official says that if Israel does not adhere to the ceasefire, no party will feel bound to uphold it, after IDF confirms continued military campaign against terror group in southern Lebanon
US, Iran claim victory over eachother, as IDF halts strikes on Iran but resumes fighting in Lebanon
IDF strikes Hezbollah shortly after Netanyahu refutes claim that Lebanon is included in ceasefire • IDF says no changes to Home Front guidelines as schools set to reopen
Netanyahu refutes Pakistan PM's claims of Lebanese inclusion in ceasefire deal
Iran had demanded in its initial 10-point proposal for Israel to halt its strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon, leading to speculation of the terror group's inclusion in the deal.
Iran violates ceasefire agreement hours after Trump announces truce
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said it had accepted the two-week ceasefire, while stressing that the war itself had not ended yet.
Trump announces 'double-sided ceasefire' between US, Iran following Pakistani proposal
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged both the Iranian leadership and Trump to implement a two-week ceasefire “to allow diplomacy to achieve conclusive termination of war."
Preliminary UN probe blames Israel and likely Hezbollah for peacekeeper deaths
The Indonesian peacekeepers were killed in two separate incidents in southern Lebanon, with UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric calling the incidents "unacceptable."
Kuwait, Bahrain push preemptive measures, close bridges as Iran threatens transport infrastructure
The main route linking Bahrain and Saudi Arabia was closed, while Kuwait ordered citizens nationwide to stay near protected areas from midnight till 6 a.m.
Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah to release abducted American journalist Shelly Kittleson
Middle East news site Al-Monitor said Kittleson was a US freelance journalist based in Rome who had covered several wars in the region and had contributed articles to the outlet.
Two IDF officers, civilian face indictment in alleged Gaza aid-truck smuggling scheme
Two IDF officers and a civilian face indictments for smuggling contraband into Gaza using humanitarian aid trucks, part of a growing wartime smuggling investigation.
