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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in World

US Envoys Arrive in Moscow for Key War Talks

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on Saturday to discuss Washington’s plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war. The pair, representing President Donald Trump, are expected to travel to Kyiv after talks in Moscow. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of seeking to undermine diplomacy through overnight strikes on Kyiv’s airports and a civilian target in Dnipro that killed five people. He said Ukraine remained committed to diplomatic efforts. Read More…

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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in World

US Envoy Addresses Rising Tensions in West Bank

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said Saturday that Israel’s government must protect Palestinians in the occupied West Bank amid increasing settler attacks. Speaking to Palestinian-Americans, he stressed their right to safety and security. Huckabee also rejected claims of a plan to forcibly remove Palestinians from Gaza, despite proposals from Israeli ministers concerning the territory’s future. He said Palestinians would not be displaced against their will. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Pakistan’s interior minister meets US envoy after talks in Tehran

Mohsin Naqvi has met the acting US ambassador to Pakistan in Islamabad after returning from Tehran, where he and Pakistan’s military chief held talks aimed at ending the conflict with Washington. A statement from Pakistan’s Interior Ministry said the two officials discussed the “overall situation in the region and matters related to peace and stability”. Naqvi accompanied Munir, who is directly engaged in mediation between Washington and Tehran, to Iran on Monday. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Deal with Iran ‘always performance-based’: US envoy

Washington’s ambassador to NATO says the Iran-US interim deal was “always performance-based” with one of the conditions being Tehran “cannot terrorise vessels” in the Strait of Hormuz. Matthew Whitaker told US media that President Trump “wants a deal with Iran” but he defended recent US strikes. “Right now, as President Trump has said … this country is controlled by a bunch of crazy people, and ultimately they’re going to have to understand the United States is very serious about this,” Whitaker said. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

US envoy to UN says Iran stands 'completely isolated' over fee charges in Hormuz 

Mike Waltz says Iran stands "completely isolated" over its push to charge fees in the Strait of Hormuz and its leverage over the waterway is "diminishing by the day", Al Jazeera reported. Speaking after the US and Iran traded strikes following attacks on two ships in the strait, Waltz told Fox News that Gulf Arab states were already building alternatives with the UAE and Saudi Arabia both expanding oil pipelines that bypass the waterway. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

US envoy Witkoff says Iran is seeking an off-ramp 

The United States has sent Iran a "15-point action list" as a basis for negotiations to end the current conflict, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said on Thursday during a cabinet meeting at the White House, adding that there are signs that Tehran is interested in making a deal. "We will see where things lead, if we can convince Iran, there are no other good alternatives. We have strong signs this is a possibility.” Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Oman says Iran and US open to ‘new and creative ideas’

There are reports from the state news agency of the mediator Oman, which has also shared a photo of Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi meeting US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Geneva. In a social media post, it quoted al-Busaidi as saying after his meeting with the US side that negotiators “demonstrated unprecedented openness to new and creative ideas and solutions”. It added both Iran’s “proposals” and the US “responses and inquiries” regarding the “main elements of Iran’s nuclear programme” were reviewed during the meeting, as well as the… Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

'Fine' if Israel expands across the Middle East, says US envoy

US envoy Mike Huckabee suggested he would not object if Israel expanded across much of the Middle East, framing the issue as what he called the Jewish people’s right to the land. In an interview with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson aired on Friday, Huckabee was pressed on Israel’s geographical borders, which he said are rooted in the Bible. “It would be fine if they took it all,” Huckabee said, adding when challenged that Israel was not seeking to “take it over” and “they’re not asking to take it over.” Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Venezuelan Interim President Delcy Rodriguez meets US envoy

Venezuela's government has said that interim President Delcy Rodriguez has met with US envoy Laura Dogu, as the two countries gradually resume bilateral relations that were severed in 2019. In a statement issued on Monday, the government said the meeting took place at the Miraflores presidential palace and focused on discussing "the work agenda between the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the United States." According to the statement, Rodriguez’s brother, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez, attended the meeting, along with Foreign Minister Yvan Gil. Read More…

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