Pakistan Pushes to Include Lebanon in Broader Iran Ceasefire Talks

Pakistan has emerged as a key mediator in the Iran war.

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Tahir Andrabi stated that Lebanon is part of the broader ceasefire.

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Pakistan has maintained close coordination with Saudi Arabia and China.

The defense pact with Saudi Arabia is now fully operational.

US Vice President JD Vance stated that Lebanon was never considered part of the Iran ceasefire deal.

The US and Iran are considering extending the current ceasefire by an additional two weeks.

A senior Iranian source told Al-Mayadeen that a ceasefire in southern Lebanon would take effect overnight.

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Israel rejected the claim.

Lebanese officials told Reuters they have been briefed on ongoing efforts to reach a ceasefire.

The Lebanese government never confirmed that a call between Aoun and Netanyahu would take place.

Iran has consistently said the two-week ceasefire must apply to Lebanon as well.

“The speaker of Iran’s parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has told his Lebanese counterpart that a ceasefire in Lebanon is “as important” as in Iran, according to a statement on social media”

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Ghalibaf told Berri that a ceasefire in Lebanon is just as important as a ceasefire in Iran.

1.2 million Lebanese people have been displaced by the fighting.

The destruction of the Qasmiyeh Bridge has cut off southern Lebanon from the rest of the country.

Pope Leo XIV said the world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants.

President Trump touted plans for the first conversation between Israeli and Lebanese leaders in decades.

The Lebanese government never confirmed.

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Israel has waged an intense military campaign against Hezbollah for more than six weeks.

More than 2,000 people have been killed in Lebanon according to the Lebanese health ministry.

Israel's military chief ordered the area south of the Litani river to be turned into a Hezbollah kill zone.