Pakistan, UN chief discuss Middle East situation amid escalating tensions
Key takeaways
- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar met Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres in New York on Wednesday as fresh US strikes on Tehran threatened an already fragile ceasefire.
- Iran said on Tuesday the United States had violated a ceasefire by striking targets near the contested Strait of Hormuz, potentially complicating efforts, led by Pakistan, to bring the war to a close.
- Further straining peace efforts, Israel pounded Lebanon with more than 120 air strikes in one of the heaviest days of bombing in weeks, Lebanese security sources said.
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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar met Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres in New York on Wednesday as fresh US strikes on Tehran threatened an already fragile ceasefire.
Iran said on Tuesday the United States had violated a ceasefire by striking targets near the contested Strait of Hormuz, potentially complicating efforts, led by Pakistan, to bring the war to a close.