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U.S. Vice-President JD Vance is to arrive in Pakistan where the Iranian delegation has touched down, for high-level talks. Israel has continued to pummel Lebanon, going against what Pakistan had established was a clause of the ceasefire. Tehran kept the Strait of Hormuz closed.

Negotiations will be aimed at making a broader deal to stop the fighting permanently.

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