- Vice President J.D. Vance travels to Pakistan for high-level talks aimed at ending the war in Iran.
- Iran and Israel dispute whether the ceasefire includes Lebanon; Israel conducts new airstrikes on Hezbollah targets.
- Iran demands removal of U.S. military bases from Gulf states an
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