US President Donald Trump said Iran "offered a lot, but not enough" after announcing he was canceling sending US envoys to Pakistan for ceasefire talks.
He stated that he received a better offer from Iran just minutes after the trip was canceled.
"They gave us a document that was supposed to be better, and the interesting thing is, right after I canceled it, within ten minutes we got a new document that was much better," Trump told reporters on Air Force One.
He did not provide details about the content of the latest proposal, the Guardian reports, other than saying that they "offered a lot", but stressed that one of his conditions remains that Iran "will not have nuclear weapons".
Iran's Joint Military Command warned that if the United States continues "maritime blockades, banditry and piracy in the region," Iran will respond with "strong" military action.
The statement carried by the state news agency IRNA also states that, if the US and Israel renew their aggression, these countries would suffer additional losses.
It remains unclear whether Iran and the US will resume negotiations soon, after Donald Trump canceled sending US envoys to Pakistan for ceasefire talks, writes The Guardian.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said his recent visit to Pakistan was "very fruitful" but questioned whether the United States was "really serious about diplomacy."
"A very fruitful visit to Pakistan, whose good services and fraternal efforts to restore peace in our region we greatly appreciate," he wrote on social media.
"I have presented Iran's position on a workable framework for a permanent end to the war against Iran. It remains to be seen whether the US is truly serious about diplomacy."
US President Donald Trump confirmed that he had canceled a plan to send US envoys to peace talks in Pakistan, citing "too much time" wasted on travel.
"I have just canceled a trip by my representatives to Islamabad, Pakistan, where they were to meet with the Iranians," Trump wrote on the social network Truth Social.
"Too much time is wasted on travel, too much work! Plus, there is a huge amount of internal competition and confusion in their 'leadership'. No one knows who is in charge, including themselves," he added. "Also, we have all the cards, they have none! If they want to talk, all they have to do is call us!!!"
US President Donald Trump has canceled a planned trip by envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to Pakistan, where they were supposed to participate in peace talks with Iran, Fox News reported.
The television reported that Trump confirmed the cancellation, saying: "We have all the tickets. They can call us whenever they want, but you're not going to be taking 18 p.m. flights anymore to sit and talk about nothing."
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif made a brief statement on social media after meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
"We had a very warm and cordial conversation on the current regional situation. We also discussed issues of mutual interest, including further strengthening bilateral relations between Pakistan and Iran," Sharif said.
Four people have been killed in Israeli attacks on the southern Lebanese town of Johmor al-Shaqif, the official Lebanese National News Agency reports.
Citing health officials, the agency said the Israeli strikes hit a truck and a motorcycle in the Nabatieh district, killing four people. The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the allegations, according to the Guardian.
Waves of Israeli attacks, artillery fire and drone activity were also recorded in other parts of southern and eastern Lebanon today, indicating an escalation of attacks despite the ceasefire in place.
The Lebanese news agency reported shelling in the town of Houla, near the border with Israel, as well as artillery fire in the towns of Kantara and al-Qusayr in the southeastern district of Marjayoun, attacks in the port city of Tyre and drone activity in villages in the southern Zahrani district.
Six people were killed in southern Lebanon yesterday, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry, making it the deadliest day during the recently extended ceasefire.
Earlier, the Israeli military (IDF) announced that it had carried out overnight attacks in southern Lebanon on what it claims were Hezbollah rocket launchers.
The Iranian military has threatened to retaliate against the continued US naval blockade of Iranian ports, writes The Guardian.
In a statement carried by the semi-official Tasnim news agency, the Hatam al-Anbiya Joint Military Command in Tehran said: "If the aggressive American army continues its siege, banditry and piracy in the region, they can be sure that they will face a response from the powerful Iranian armed forces."
Donald Trump announced the blockade almost two weeks ago in response to the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
However, it has not significantly influenced Tehran to agree to a peace agreement, as Iranian officials refuse to sit at the negotiating table until the blockade is lifted.
Four people were killed in Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon today, the Lebanese state news agency reported, Reuters reports.
Six people were killed in Lebanon on Friday, the deadliest day during the recently extended ceasefire.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi conveyed Tehran's demands in the negotiations, as well as reservations about U.S. demands, to Pakistani officials during his visit to Islamabad, a Pakistani source involved in the talks told Reuters.
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are on their way to Islamabad, although Iranian state media has denied that direct talks will take place.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that Turkey could consider participating in mine clearance operations in the Strait of Hormuz following a possible peace deal between Iran and the United States.
Fidan, speaking to reporters in London on Friday evening, said that a technical team is expected to carry out mine clearance in the strait after a possible agreement, adding that Turkey sees such efforts in principle as positive, as a humanitarian duty, Reuters reports.
Fidan said that demining would be carried out by a technical team from several countries, formed after a possible peace agreement between Iran and the US.
"Turkey would have no problem participating in such operations under those conditions," Fidan said.
He warned that Turkey would reconsider its position if the future technical coalition of countries became a party to a renewed conflict.
He also said he believed that issues related to Iran's nuclear program could be resolved in the next round of talks in Pakistan.
Iran has resumed some commercial flights from Tehran International Airport, for the first time since the start of the conflict.
Iranian media reported that flights to Istanbul in Turkey, Muscat in Oman and Medina in Saudi Arabia took off from Imam Khomeini Airport today, the Guardian reported, citing the semi-official Mehr news agency.
Iran partially reopened its airspace earlier this month following a ceasefire with the US.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said they targeted Hezbollah rocket launchers in three areas in southern Lebanon overnight.
It is stated that these launchers "posed an imminent threat" to IDF soldiers and Israeli civilians, and that they will continue to act to eliminate these threats, according to the BBC.
Meanwhile, Hezbollah said in a statement this morning that it had also targeted the Israeli military.
This comes after the extension of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, agreed on April 23. Both the IDF and Hezbollah have since accused each other of violating the ceasefire.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir on Tuesday night, shortly after arriving in Islamabad, the Pakistani capital, officials said.
Shortly after Araghchi's arrival in Islamabad, the Iranian government made it clear that their representatives were only there for bilateral talks with Pakistan and that they would not participate in direct negotiations with the US, although US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to arrive, the BBC reports today.
Pakistan is preparing to host envoys Wyckoff and Kushner after the White House announced last night that US President Donald Trump had delegated them to participate in the second round of ceasefire talks with Iran.
Any communication from the Iranian side will have to be transmitted through Pakistani intermediaries, indicating that it is unlikely that any progress will be made in the negotiations soon, writes the BBC.
Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi also met with Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi today.
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said an Iranian delegation would hold talks with senior Pakistani leadership on the latest developments in the region and efforts to "promote" peace and stability.
Aragchi said that after the meetings in Pakistan, he will travel to Oman and Russia, and as he wrote on social media, the goal is to coordinate with partners on bilateral issues and consult with them on developments in the region, the BBC reported.
Egyptian and Pakistani Foreign Ministers Badr Abdelati and Moamad Ishaq Dar discussed launching a new round of talks between the US and Iran late last night.
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said diplomats had confirmed that negotiations were the best way to end the war.
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Iran said on Saturday it had hanged an Iranian national who worked for Israeli intelligence for vandalism and violence during this year's nationwide protests, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
It is alleged that Erfan Kijani, a "hired Mossad thug", participated in the destruction and burning of public and private property, spreading fear and terror in the central city of Isfahan, and that he used a machete.
He was hanged early this morning, after his sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court and following legal procedures, Tasnim reported.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Pakistani Field Marshal Asim Munir, who leads the country's armed forces, Iranian state media reported.
Aragchi said that after the meetings in Pakistan, he will travel to Oman and Russia.
The goal, as he stated in a post on social media, is "coordination with partners on bilateral issues and consultations on regional developments," according to the BBC.
Tehran says there are no direct talks planned between the US and Iran, but Iranian officials are in Islamabad for talks with Pakistan.
American negotiators are also on their way to the Pakistani capital.
Pakistan has stepped up security measures after Donald Trump said on April 19 that his representatives would return to the talks.
In the days since Donald Trump announced a three-month extension of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, the Israeli military and Hezbollah have repeatedly accused each other of violating it.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the latest violation occurred when Hezbollah launched explosive drones at soldiers in southern Lebanon, the BBC reported.
"This incident represents another clear violation of the ceasefire agreement," the IDF said, adding that no injuries were reported.
Hezbollah said it attacked Israeli soldiers and drones five times on Friday afternoon and evening, "in response" to what it said were Israeli "violations of the ceasefire."
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