US Iran War 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?
- Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Esmaeil Baqaei, tweets, “We arrive in Islamabad, Pakistan, for an official visit. FM Araghchi will be meeting with Pakistani high-level officials in concert with their ongoing mediation & good offices for ending the American-imposed war of aggression and the restoration of peace in our region. No meeting is planned to take place between Iran and the U.S. Iran’s observations would be conveyed to Pakistan.”
- U.S. President Donald Trump is sending envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan on Saturday to continue talks with Iran, the White House said Friday.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday that the U.S. does not plan to renew a waiver allowing the purchase of Russian oil and petroleum products that are currently at sea.
- He also said a renewal of a one-time waiver for Iranian oil at sea is totally off the table. “Not the Iranians,” Bessent told The Associated Press. “We have the blockade, and there’s no oil coming out.”
- Oil prices had a mixed day, with Brent oil futures edging higher to again finish above $100 a barrel, while US benchmark West Texas Intermediate dropped 1.5 percent to $94.40 a barrel.
- The S&P 500 rose 0.2% early Friday and pulled near its all-time high set Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 74 points, while the Nasdaq composite jumped a market-leading 0.7%.
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Key Events
US Iran War LIVE: UAE strongly condemns terrorist attack on Kuwaiti border posts
The United Arab Emirates condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack that targeted two northern border posts in the State of Kuwait using two explosive-laden drones launched from the Republic of Iraq.
US Iran War LIVE: Israeli strikes kill six in Lebanon
Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed six people Friday, the Lebanese health ministry said, despite an ongoing ceasefire in the more than six-week war between Israel and Hezbollah.
“The Israeli enemy’s airstrikes on southern Lebanon today, April 24, resulted in the martyrdom of six citizens and the injury of two others,” the ministry said in a statement.
US Iran War LIVE: ‘Tight’ gas markets
The market for liquefied natural gas (LNG), which has been strained by the war, will remain “tight” through 2026 and 2027″, the International Energy Agency said.
US Iran War LIVE: UAE distrustful of Iran
Rebuilding trust between Abu Dhabi and Tehran will take “ages and ages”, UAE presidential adviser Anwar Gargash said, after Iran targeted the United Arab Emirates during the Middle East conflict.
US Iran War LIVE: Tehran airport to reopen
International flights from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Airport will resume on Saturday, the ISNA news agency reported, days after Iran reopened its airspace. The first flights will be to Istanbul and Muscat, the announcement said.
US Iran War LIVE: Hormuz ‘must reopen’
The Strait of Hormuz must reopen immediately “without restrictions and without tolling”, European Council President Antonio Costa said after talks with leaders from Lebanon and Syria.
US Iran War LIVE: US freezes $344 mn in cryptocurrency
The United States has frozen $344 million in cryptocurrency assets over ties to Iran, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says, as Washington seeks to raise pressure on Tehran amid energy supply disruptions due to the war.
US Iran War LIVE: Oil mixed, stocks at record highs
Oil prices had a mixed day, with Brent oil futures edging higher to again finish above $100 a barrel, while US benchmark West Texas Intermediate dropped 1.5 percent to $94.40 a barrel.
Major Wall Street indices closed at fresh records as US and Iranian officials headed to Pakistan for expected peace talks.
US Iran War LIVE: US won’t renew Iranian, Russian oil waivers, says Bessent
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday that the US does not plan to renew a waiver allowing the purchase of Russian oil and petroleum products that are currently at sea. And, he said, a renewal of the one-time waiver for Iranian oil at sea is totally off the table.
“Not the Iranians,” Bessent told The Associated Press. “We have the blockade, and there’s no oil coming out.”
US Iran War LIVE: Abdullah bin Zayed receives phone call from Russian Foreign Minister
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, received a phone call from Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
US Iran War LIVE: Pakistan’s Dy PM Mohammad Ishaq Dar welcomes Iran FM Araghchi to Islamabad
Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Saturday (local time) welcomed Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to Islamabad, expressing hope for talks focused on regional peace and stability.
Dar said he received Araghchi along with Army Chief Asim Munir and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, and looked forward to meaningful discussions during the visit.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Friday (local time), ARY News reported.
In a post on X, Dar wrote, “Pleased to receive and welcome my brother, Foreign Minister of Iran, H. E. Abbas Araghchi @Araghchi, to Islamabad, alongside Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi.”
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