Pakistan’s army chief, Saudi defence minister, Turkish spymaster meet top Iranian officials; both sides agreeing to continue dialogue on regional peace and security.
"We must accept that new realities are taking hold. Shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz will no longer be the same, and the management of the strait will no longer be the same,” he says.
PPP's Sherry Rehman demands that the govt brief Parliament on any rationing and contingency plans it may be working on; opposition leader warns of bleak situation amid Middle East crisis.
R4 foreign ministers condemn Houthi attacks and underscore importance of respecting state sovereignty; Dar holds bilateral meetings with Turkish, Egyptian FMs on sidelines of meeting.
Scheduled visit follows earlier talks between Field Marshal Munir and Iranian leaders in the summer that focused on measures to prevent further escalation.
Regional states know that the alternative to talks — a fully fledged war on both fronts — will bring immeasurable destruction to the Gulf, the Red Sea and the surrounding areas.
Backs UN special envoy’s efforts to resume dialogue aimed at peace in Yemen; joins call for halting of settler violence in Gaza and occupied West Bank.
“Iran continues to arm, train and support the Houthi militia in violation of UN security council resolutions,” says deputy minister for public diplomacy at the Saudi foreign ministry.
US military is planning for potential use of the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb to target Iranian energy infrastructure, nuclear sites.
Alexander de Croo says many developing countries are responding to the current spike in energy prices with blanket subsidies, but successive crises have left them with limited resources to sustain them.
