Pakistani officials said Tuesday that Islamabad has proposed a second round of talks to the U.S. and Iran, while U.S. Vice President JD Vance earlier said negotiations with Iran “did make some progress" and U.

BEIRUT — Hezbollah’s leader urged Lebanon on Monday to step down from scheduled direct talks with Israel set to take place in Washington, the first in decades. Naim Kassem made the remarks in a televised address on the eve of the scheduled meeting between Lebanon and Israel’s ambassadors to the U.S., as both sides set a framework for negotiations.

U.S. President ⁠Donald Trump said on ​Tuesday that Iran ‌talks could resume ‌in Pakistan ⁠over ⁠the next two days, according to ​an interview with the New York ​Post. "You should stay there, really, ⁠because ⁠something could ⁠be happening ​over the next two days,

Though last week's ceasefire agreement has appeared to hold, the showdown over the Strait of Hormuz risks renewed fighting.