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Strait of Hormuz is basically a pressure cooker right now and someone keeps turning up the heatConflict

Strait of Hormuz is basically a pressure cooker right now and someone keeps turning up the heat

The Strait of Hormuz remains dangerously tense as US and Iranian forces face off in a naval blockade standoff, with Pakistan attempting to broker talks despite Trump's ceasefire extension doing little to cool tempers on the water.

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Iran slides its ceasefire homework under the door while drones buzz the neighborhoodConflict

Iran slides its ceasefire homework under the door while drones buzz the neighborhood

Iran has handed its response to the latest U.S. ceasefire proposal to Pakistani mediators, reportedly pushing for a permanent end to the war - even as drone activity continues to rattle Gulf nations.

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Vance to Iran: 'Ball is in your court' - but is Tehran even playing the same sport?Politics

Vance to Iran: 'Ball is in your court' - but is Tehran even playing the same sport?

VP JD Vance returned from a U.S. delegation trip to Islamabad without a deal, telling Fox News the next step toward ending U.S.-Iran hostilities is now up to Tehran.

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Pakistan really, really wants to be the cool kid who ends the Iran-US feudPolitics

Pakistan really, really wants to be the cool kid who ends the Iran-US feud

Pakistan's PM Shehbaz Sharif has offered to host the next round of Iran-US peace talks, as Donald Trump hints a deal could soon reopen the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.

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Pakistan bombs Afghanistan again because apparently one war wasn't enoughConflict

Pakistan bombs Afghanistan again because apparently one war wasn't enough

Pakistan has confirmed airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan targeting militants it blames for a weekend attack in Karachi, but Afghan authorities are reporting dozens of civilian casualties - the latest flashpoint between two countries that fought a war just months ago.

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