
America’s War in Iran LIVE: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad on Friday, Pakistan’s foreign ministry said.
US Iran War LIVE: What happened in the last few hours?
- Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei tweets: “We are arriving in Islamabad, Pakistan for an official visit. FM Araghchi will meet with Pakistani senior officials in agreement with their ongoing mediation and good offices to end the American-imposed war of aggression and restore peace in our region. No meeting between Iran and the US is planned. Pakistan.”
- US President Donald Trump is sending envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan on Saturday to continue negotiations with Iran, the White House said on Friday.
- The pair will meet Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who was heading to Pakistan on Friday for “bilateral consultations”, Iran’s state news agency IRNA confirmed. Vice President JD Vance will not travel, the White House announced.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday that the U.S. has no plans to renew an exemption allowing it to buy Russian oil and oil products currently at sea. He also said that renewing the one-time waiver for Iran’s offshore oil is completely off the table. “Not the Iranians,” Bessent told the Associated Press. “We have a blockade and no oil is flowing.
- Oil prices had a mixed day, with Brent crude futures inching higher to finish above $100 a barrel again, while the U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate fell 1.5 percent to $94.40 a barrel.
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