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Pakistan's role in U.S.-Iran diplomacy is giving Islamabad fresh strategic relevance while testing its ability to balance ties across a divided region.

Iran has warned that US-linked energy interests across the Gulf could be vulnerable if attacks on Iranian assets continue, deepening concern over shipping, oil supplies and the fragile security balance around the Strait…

The confrontation between Iran and the United States has widened across military bases, oil tankers and Gulf shipping routes, raising the risk that a regional crisis could disrupt one of the world's most important…

Iran held funerals in Kuhestak after a strike hit a wedding gathering, as US-Iran fighting and Gulf security fears intensified.

Oil prices moved higher as U.S.-Iran diplomacy stalled and reduced traffic through the Strait of Hormuz renewed concern about global energy supplies.

Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces and Army Chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir has arrived in Tehran with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, placing Islamabad's regional peace diplomacy back at the centre of a tense Iran…
Syria?s foreign minister is due to visit Pakistan, giving Islamabad another diplomatic opening as regional security, reconstruction and Middle East tensions remain under discussion.
Iran has denied UAE missile allegations while Abu Dhabi moves to suspend trade and financial transactions, raising fresh concerns for Gulf commerce, shipping and energy markets.

Iran says diplomacy with Washington can return if pressure gives way to trust and respect, while Qatar continues mediation around regional security and Hormuz shipping.

Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir is set to lead a Pakistani delegation to Tehran as Islamabad supports dialogue, bilateral cooperation and regional de-escalation.

A new diplomatic proposal is on the table for one of the world's most strategically sensitive waterways, as Oman pitches a Gulf-backed alternative aimed at easing tensions over control of the Strait of Hormuz. H2: What…

Pakistan's central bank looks set to sit on its hands at its upcoming monetary policy meeting, with analysts pointing to instability thousands of miles away in the Gulf as a key reason for staying cautious at home. H2…

Qatar's prime minister is heading to Tehran as Iran ties compensation, sanctions relief and maritime access to efforts to restart diplomacy with Washington.

Military incidents involving Iran, the United States and Gulf states have renewed concern over regional security and the Strait of Hormuz.
Al Jazeera says reports first surfaced early in the Iran war that Tehran had targeted sites linked to the CIA in the Gulf, but the role of Russia remains unconfirmed.

President Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran will immediately reciprocate if Washington returns to commitments in the June memorandum, leaving a path back to talks.

More than 21,000 Pakistani citizens were deported from Gulf countries between March 1 and July 13, 2026, according to figures shared in the National Assembly, raising fresh concern about immigration compliance, overseas…

Shipping tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are rising as US-Iran clashes, tanker incidents and nuclear diplomacy add pressure to global energy routes.

Shehbaz Sharif and Masoud Pezeshkian used an SCO summit meeting in Bishkek to review bilateral ties and support continued regional diplomacy.
A three-day pause in U.S. strikes on Iran has prompted a cooling of oil prices, though Washington maintains that military options remain available as regional tensions persist
Tensions in the Gulf surge as the US and Iran clash over reports of strikes on civilian infrastructure, following the collapse of peace talks aimed at ending months of regional warfare
Tensions across the Gulf region sharpened again after reports of new US attacks and fresh explosions in Iranian cities, alongside claims that Houthis attacked two Saudi oil tankers. The latest developments, reported by…
Iran says reopening the Strait of Hormuz depends on US action over sanctions, frozen assets and military pressure, keeping energy markets focused on one of the world?s most important shipping routes.
Pakistan faces a crowded 2026 security agenda, from the Afghanistan border and TTP violence to Middle East instability and new defence ties.