Iran accused President Donald Trump of a grave ceasefire violation on Wednesday after U.S. forces carried out defensive strikes on missile sites and boats just days after the president declared a deal to end the conflict was effectively in place. The accusation came as Iranian state television aired what it claimed was an initial draft framework for a potential agreement with Washington, but one that Fox News senior White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich said sharply diverged from what the White House was aiming for.
Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir landed in Tehran on Friday and met Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi late into the night. The pair exchanged views on the latest diplomatic efforts and initiatives to prevent escalation of tensions, according to a post on Araghchi's Telegram channel.
They want to make a deal. We've had very good talks over the last 24 hours, and it's very possible that we'll make a deal. Those remarks voiced a more optimistic note following a social media posting earlier in the day in which Trump threatened to restart the US bombing campaign against Iran and labeled the possibility of Tehran agreeing to the US proposal a 'big assumption.'
Netanyahu embarks on his sixth US trip amid escalating tensions in the region and ongoing US-Iran negotiations. Washington, DC No other world leader has visited the United States in an official capacity over the past year more than Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu. And the Israeli prime minister is set to break his own record when he embarks on yet another trip to the US this week his sixth since President Donald Trump returned to the White House early in 2025.