Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency confirmed Friday that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was heading to Pakistan for talks and will also stop in Oman and Russia.
The trip to Pakistan comes as officials there have been trying to get the United States and Iran to a second round of ceasefire negotiations.
The report said the trip, beginning Friday, is focused on “ongoing regional developments” and the US-Iran war.
US President Donald Trump says Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah by three weeks after talks at the White House on Thursday.
The meeting was the second high-level negotiation between the two countries since last week.
The initial 10-day ceasefire, which took effect last Friday, had been due to expire Monday.
Prediction markets that allow people to wager on Trump policies and statements are profiting — including some backed by his oldest son.
Airlines worldwide have begun canceling flights as the war in the Middle East strains jet fuel supplies and pushes up prices — but the disruption doesn’t end there.
In the “Tanker war,” when Iran targeted shipping during its 1980s war with Iraq, and US warships stepped in to escort Kuwaiti tankers to ensure the flow of crude oil to the global market.
AP’s analysis looks at whether the US could protect ships from Iran in the Strait of Hormuz again.
