Pakistan

Uncertainty over renewed talks to end Middle East conflict

Two-week ceasefire between US and Iran set to expire on Tuesday night

The Irish Times view on US-Iran talks: a glimmer of hope

With the truce set to expire next Tuesday, the two sides are weighing up new proposals

Talks on ending Iran war could resume ‘over the next two days’, says Trump

US naval blockade on Iranian ports continues as Israel and Lebanon hold separate peace negotiations in Washington

US blockade of Iran is risky escalation but peace still has a chance

Blockade is primarily an instrument of economic coercion to gain leverage in talks process that remains alive

Trump’s naval blockade on Iran amounts to a dramatic comedown

US president’s original war aims included Iran’s unconditional surrender, regime change, elimination of its nuclear potential and ‘obliterating’ Iran’s missiles

‘I will, yeah’: How a very Irish phrase presented a challenge for an immigrant doctor

Delegates at IMO conference speak of largely positive experiences of coming to work in Ireland, but say challenges remain

Donald Trump orders naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz after Iran peace talks break down

US president says aim of move is to place chokehold on Tehran’s access to oil revenues

US and Iran peace talks ‘progressing well’, Pakistan reports

Trump claims US has begun clearing mines in strait of Hormuz

Why did Trump choose Vance to negotiate difficult peace talks with Iran?

JD Vance, a vocal opponent of US wars in the Middle East, has gone quiet since the beginning of the current military campaign

Iran calls for ceasefire in Lebanon before US peace talks take place

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said no talks will take place unless Israel stops Lebanon attacks

US and Iran prepare for peace talks as huge gaps in demands remain

Even before US and Iranian delegations departed for Pakistan, issue of Lebanon threatened to derail entire process

Netanyahu orders negotiations with Lebanon after Israeli attacks kill hundreds of people

Continued strikes by Israel against militant group threaten to derail US-Iran ceasefire agreement negotiations

Iran to charge cryptocurrency fees for ships passing Strait of Hormuz

Tehran halting passage of oil tankers through strait over continued Israeli strikes on Lebanon amid truce with US

Hundreds killed as Israel launches fresh wave of air strikes across Lebanon amid dashed hopes of a ceasefire

Israeli military says it hit more than 100 sites including ‘headquarters and military infrastructure belonging to Hizbullah’

European leaders welcome US-Iran ceasefire as a ‘step back from the brink’

Joint statement welcomes truce and urges ‘quick progress towards a substantive negotiated settlement’

Dozens killed in Israeli air strikes on Lebanon

At least six members of the same family were killed in the village of Kfar Hatta

Trash to treasure: The Irish ecopreneurs upcycling waste into food, furniture and more

Our innovators are discovering novel uses for materials that would otherwise end up in landfill, and developing products to replace single-use plastics

Former Iranian foreign minister Kamal Kharazi seriously injured in US-Israeli strike

Kharazi previously said Iran had not rejected negotiations and was open to indirect talks with US to end war

Iran war: No mediator role for China despite unveiling peace proposal with Pakistan

Beijing’s restraint in current conflict reflects its economic links with Gulf states and its strategic partnership with Iran

‘Go get your own oil’, Trump tells European allies as war against Iran continues

Iranian Revolutionary Guards pledge to target US companies in region; Israel to demolish homes in Lebanon

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