

US team heading to Islamabad today; Iran also ‘considering’ sending negotiators
• Trump extends ceasefire by a day, says further extension ‘highly unlikely’
• Pezeshkian criticises ‘bitter, contradictory’ messages from US; Iran speaker says engaged in talks but also ready for ‘necessary measures’
• PM Shehbaz, European Council president stress continuation of dialogue; Dar speaks to Iranian, Australian counterparts
• Xi tells Saudi crown prince ‘normal traffic’ thru Hormuz must be maintained
• Moscow hopes talks will continue; Macron denounces Hormuz blockade
• Unprecedented security deployment in Islamabad ahead of expected talks
reported that Vice President JD Vance and other top US officials were expected to depart for Islamabad on Tuesday, while an unnamed Iranian official told Reuters that Tehran was considering attending talks following reported moves by Islamabad to end a US blockade of Iran’s ports.
However, there was no official announcement from Iran by the time this report went to press.







