Overview
- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held separate calls Wednesday with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
- Pakistan and Turkey discussed regional developments and agreed to maintain close coordination on shared priorities, according to Islamabad's Foreign Office.
- Dar stressed dialogue with Iran and both sides pledged continued engagement and coordination between their governments.
- Iran and the United States resumed negotiations in Oman on Friday for the first time since last June's 12-day Iran–Israel conflict, with Tehran resisting any agenda beyond the nuclear file as Washington seeks to add missiles and regional proxies.
- President Donald Trump said the United States may have to do “something very tough” if no deal is reached and is considering sending a second aircraft carrier, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet Trump in Washington as Iran warns the visit could damage diplomacy.