Middle East crisis live: Witkoff and Kushner head to Pakistan for Iran negotiations
Iranian foreign minister has landed in Islamabad but his ministry says there will be no direct negotiations with the US envoy The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it launched strikes in three areas in southern Lebanon against what it claimed were Hezbollah rocket launchers. The strikes hit the villages of Deir al-Zahrani, Kfar Reman and al-Sama’iya, which are north of where IDF forces are located in southern Lebanon.
US president says ‘too much time’ has been ‘wasted on traveling’ as Israel strikes Lebanon, claiming Hezbollah also launched rockets
We have some images coming through the newswires of Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, speaking with Pakistan’s army chief, Asim Munir, and other officials in Islamabad this morning.
Araghchi arrived in Pakistan last night. He wrote on social media that his trip would focus on “bilateral matters and regional developments”.
Coverage from 6 sources
- Middle East crisis live: Witkoff and Kushner head to Pakistan for Iran negotiationsGuardian - World · Taz Ali (now) and Wendy Frew (earlier) · Apr 25, 2026, 7:30 AM
- Middle East crisis live: Witkoff and Kushner head to Pakistan for talks; Israel strikes Lebanon despite ceasefireGuardian - World · Taz Ali (now) and Wendy Frew (earlier) · Apr 25, 2026, 9:04 AM
- Middle East crisis live: Palestinians vote in first elections since outbreak of war; Israel strikes Lebanon despite ceasefireGuardian - World · Taz Ali (now); Hamish Mackay and Wendy Frew (earlier) · Apr 25, 2026, 2:10 PM
- Middle East crisis live: Israel strikes Lebanon despite ceasefire, claims Hezbollah also launched rockets
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