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Pakistan says army chief held talks with Iran focused on preventing further escalation in MidEast

Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir discussed regional peace and ways to reach a negotiated settlement to disputes, the statement added.

|ByESTHER DAVIS, REUTERS
IRANIAN PRESIDENT Masoud Pezeshkian meets with chief of Defence Forces of Pakistan, Field Marshal Asim Munir, in Tehran, Iran, May 23, 2026.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, DC, US, August 20, 2026.

Treasury Secretary Bessent says US entering 'endgame' with Iran, will sever economic lifelines

"Any remaining tie to Tehran will hasten the economic ostracism of countries and entities, whether that tie be purposefully constructed or wilfully ignored."

|ByESTHER DAVIS
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stands behind U.S. President Donald Trump who speaks to the media on the day of a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.

Treasury Secretary Bessent says US will 'squash' Iranian economy, collapse 'murderous regime'

"I see lots of reports that said, 'oh, well, this has never worked.' It does work, because we have a combination. It is a one-two punch," Bessent said.

|ByESTHER DAVIS
US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, August 7, 2026

Trump: US ‘only semi-negotiating’ with Iran, observing impact of economic pressure - report

"We are only semi-negotiating with them. We are just watching Iran with its huge inflation and the fact they have no money," Trump told Axios.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander: US preparing for attack

Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi said the US is preparing for an attack against its navy and is worried about Iranian speedboats that can travel twice as fast as US warships.

MAY 8, 2014ByARIEL BEN SOLOMON
Iran's new Fateh-class submarine

US, France call on Houthis to stop aggression, Israeli cities open bomb shelters

US military strikes Iran with UK-based B-1 bomber • Ramat Gan opens all shelters as Iran missile threat 'no longer negligible' • Kuwait intercepts Iranian drones

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
American B-1 bomber fighters fly over Israel alongside IDF F-15 jets