Commuters ride past an electronic board featuring Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (L), President Asif Ali Zardari (R) and Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian (C), displayed along a street in Islamabad on June 22, 2026 on the eve of Pezeshkian’s visit to Pakistan amid the US-Iran peace talks. — AFP
Commuters ride past an electronic board featuring Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (L), President Asif Ali Zardari (R) and Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian (C), displayed along a street in Islamabad on June 22, 2026 on the eve of Pezeshkian’s visit to Pakistan amid the US-Iran peace talks. — AFP
A commuter travels past roads lined with the flags of Pakistan and Iran as Islamabad prepares to welcome Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in Islamabad on June 22. — White Star
A commuter travels past roads lined with the flags of Pakistan and Iran as Islamabad prepares to welcome Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in Islamabad on June 22. — White Star
Commuters travel along roads lined with the flags of Pakistan and Iran as Islamabad prepares to welcome Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in Islamabad on June 22. — White Star
Commuters travel along roads lined with the flags of Pakistan and Iran as Islamabad prepares to welcome Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in Islamabad on June 22. — White Star
A commuter travels past roads lined with the flags of Pakistan and Iran as Islamabad prepares to welcome Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in Islamabad on June 22. — White Star
A commuter travels past roads lined with the flags of Pakistan and Iran as Islamabad prepares to welcome Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in Islamabad on June 22. — White Star

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A costly cut

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Guarded access

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Unquiet Lebanon
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Unquiet Lebanon

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Political budget
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