Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf in Tehran as Islamabad stepped up efforts to revive US-Iran negotiations. Ghalibaf said Washington must meet Iran’s seven conditions to restore trust, while Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to mediation following the collapse of an earlier ceasefire agreement.
Israeli Airstrikes and Gunfire Kill Four Palestinians in Gaza, Including Teenager, Despite Ceasefire
GAZA (Terror Monitor) — At least four Palestinians, including a 17-year-old boy and a married couple, were killed in Israeli airstrikes and separate shooting incidents across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, according to medical officials, as violence continues despite a US-brokered ceasefire.
The deaths were reported in Gaza City, the southern city of Khan Younis and the eastern Gaza City neighbourh
The UN says renewed fighting in Yemen has displaced more than 250,000 people, while at least 32 civilians, including 14 children and nine women, have been killed in Taiz governorate. UN human rights chief Volker Türk warned that the Iran-backed Houthis’ closure of a key route to Aden is blocking humanitarian aid and putting civilians at grave risk.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei in Tehran on Monday. Moscow reaffirmed its strategic partnership with Iran as both sides called for diplomatic solutions to regional tensions, including the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed attacks on Saudi Aramco’s Yanbu facility, the Shaybah oil field, King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and Abha Airport. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s ambassador said 17 Pakistanis, including five women, were injured in Houthi attacks on Riyadh airport. Separately, Yemen’s internationally recognized government forces reported killing 129 Houthi fighters and wounding 176 others over 48 hours.
President Donald Trump has threatened to strike Iran’s deeply buried Pickaxe Mountain nuclear facility as the Pentagon reportedly considers using the massive non-nuclear “Mother of All Bombs.” Tehran has dismissed the threats and warned that further U.S. attacks could trigger retaliation and escalate the regional conflict.
US embassies across the Middle East have urged American citizens to remain vigilant amid escalating regional hostilities, warning of possible flight cancellations, airspace closures and travel disruptions. The alerts come as Iran-backed Houthi rebels intensify attacks on Saudi Arabia, with deadly strikes disrupting operations at Riyadh’s international airport and raising fears that the conflict could spread further across the region.
Iran-backed Houthi rebels killed at least 53 people and wounded around 200 in a three-missile attack on a military training camp in Yemen’s Shabwa province on Monday. The escalation comes as the Houthis intensify attacks on Saudi Arabia, prompting Egypt to consider military assistance to Riyadh and the United States to warn its citizens of growing security risks across the Middle East.
Pakistan has warned Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels that any attack on Saudi Arabia could trigger a collective military response under the Makkah Joint Defence Alliance. ISPR Director General Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry confirmed that Islamabad is providing Riyadh with necessary military assistance and would consider any formal request from Yemen’s internationally recognised government for direct support.
