Pakistan announces US-Iran talks 'in coming days'

Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar made the announcement on Sunday.

Last Updated: March 29, 2026, 4:47 PM EDT

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes attack targeting military and government sites, officials said.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was among those killed in Tehran on the first day of strikes, with his son Mojtaba Khamenei later chosen to succeed him. Iran has responded with missile and drone attacks targeting Israel, regional U.S. bases and multiple Gulf nations. Iran is also attempting to block some shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

Israel is also intensifying its long-running strike campaign against the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon and expanding its ground operations in the south of the country.

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Mar 25, 2026, 2:46 PM EDT

Iran threatens 'relentless' attacks if enemies try to occupy island

Iran has intelligence that its enemies, with help from a regional country, are planning to occupy an Iranian island, the speaker of Iran’s parliament, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, said in a post on X.

Ghalibaf warned the unspecified regional country that if this happens, "all the vital infrastructure of that regional country will, without restriction, become the target of relentless attacks.”

Mar 25, 2026, 2:26 PM EDT

Egypt ready to host talks on US-Israel war with Iran, FM says

Egypt is ready to host any meetings related to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, as long as it serves de-escalation, Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said on Wednesday.

“The Egyptian leadership is working to bridge gaps, and we hope negotiations will lead to de-escalation,” Abdelatty said at a press conference.

Abdelatty added that Egypt supports President Donald Trump’s initiative to negotiate with Iran and is coordinating with several countries -- including Turkey, Pakistan, China, the European Union and Gulf states -- to ease tensions.

Following reports that Iran rejected Trump's 15-point plan to end the war, Abdelatty maintained that Egypt would continue efforts to bring the viewpoints of the warring parties closer, emphasizing that "military solutions are not the answer."

He said Cairo is in direct contact with both Washington and Tehran to open channels for negotiations to end the war. He also stressed that the security of Gulf countries is “an integral part of Arab and Egyptian national security.”

Mar 25, 2026, 11:38 AM EDT

Iran rejects US proposal, lays out 5 conditions for ending imposed war, state TV says

Press TV, Iran’s English language state media, is quoting an official saying Iran is rejecting the U.S.'s 15 point proposal to end the war.

"Iran will end the war when it decides to do so and when its own conditions are met," the official said.

Press TV says the “official outlined five specific conditions under which Iran would agree to end the war.”

According to Press TV, the conditions include a complete halt to "aggression and assassinations;" the establishment of concrete mechanisms to ensure that the war is not reimposed on Iran; guaranteed and clearly defined payment of war damages and reparations; and the conclusion of the war across all fronts and for all resistance groups involved throughout the region.

Iran also wants recognition over its sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz and assurance that it will remain Iran's natural and legal right, and it constitutes a guarantee for the implementation of the other party's commitments, according to Press TV.

Mar 25, 2026, 10:01 AM EDT

Philippines becomes 1st nation to declare energy emergency over Iran war

The Philippines is now the first country to declare a state of emergency in response to the chokehold of oil in the Hormuz Strait. The price of petrol has more than doubled there since the Iran war began last month.

By declaring a "state of national energy emergency," the government can control fuel prices and fast-track imports from other sources.

Vehicles move along a main road in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 25, 2026.
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A worker uses black tape to adjust the prices of their sign at a gasoline station as oil prices continue to rise, March 24, 2026, in Quezon City, Philippines.
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Authorities say they have around 45 days left of fuel based at normal consumption levels.

-ABC News' Britt Clennett

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