Vance departs for Pakistan and warns Tehran not to “play games” with the US in negotiations (updated)

KEY POINTS

• “They should not effort to mislead us,” Vance said regarding the talks with Iran, earlier departing for Pakistan, wherever discussions betwixt the US and Tehran volition instrumentality spot connected Saturday
• The caput of the Israeli Armed Forces sent a connection that Israel is not successful a ceasefire successful Lebanon and warned it could instrumentality to Iran astatine immoderate moment, arsenic caller bombardments took spot successful the southbound of the country

• Hezbollah responds with rockets against Israel, saying that “they person violated the ceasefire”
• A barrage of posts by Trump astir Iran and the ceasefire: “Iran has done a precise atrocious occupation with the Strait of Hormuz, this is not the woody we made,” helium wrote connected Truth Social
• “I anticipation the Iranians are not charging for transition done the Strait, different they should halt it immediately,” the US president added
• He besides claimed that the US “has won” and that “because of me, Iran volition ne'er person atomic weapons”

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“They should not effort to mislead us,” Vance says astir talks with Iran.
“We are looking guardant to the negotiations,” helium said earlier boarding Air Force Two up of the talks betwixt the American and Iranian delegations successful Pakistan.

Vance added that the US is consenting to “extend a manus of cooperation” if the Iranians enactment “in bully faith.” However, helium noted that if they “try to mislead us,” the US volition not respond successful kind.

As helium said, US President Donald Trump has fixed him guidelines for the discussions.

The talks volition instrumentality spot successful Islamabad, Pakistan, and are expected to statesman connected Saturday, arsenic announced earlier by White House property caput Karoline Leavitt.

Vance volition beryllium accompanied by peculiar envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner; however, Islamabad is inactive awaiting the accomplishment of the Iranian delegation, according to our analogous successful Pakistan.

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Hezbollah person warns Beirut not to marque “free concessions” to Israel up of adjacent week’s talks
Hezbollah person Naim Qassem called connected the Lebanese authorities to halt making “free concessions” to Israel, arsenic the 2 sides are expected to statesman negotiations successful Washington adjacent week.

“We volition not judge a instrumentality to the erstwhile concern and we telephone connected officials to halt offering escaped concessions,” Qassem said successful a written connection broadcast by the group’s Al-Manar TV network, successful which helium besides denounced the “bloody criminality of Wednesday,” erstwhile Israeli strikes killed much than 300 people.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced yesterday that Israel volition statesman negotiations with Lebanon “as soon arsenic possible,” aiming for the disarmament of Hezbollah and a afloat bid statement betwixt the 2 countries.

10/04/2026 15:33
Keir Starmer says helium is “outraged” and takes a swipe astatine Donald Trump
In a uncommon remark, the British premier curate referred to vigor bills fluctuating owed to Putin oregon Trump

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said helium was “outraged” that vigor bills for households and businesses are rising and falling internationally owed to the actions of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.

In an interrogation with ITV, Starmer fundamentally sought to item the request for Britain’s vigor independence. However, the information that helium placed the Russian and American presidents successful the aforesaid discourse marks an antithetic departure for the British premier minister, who typically avoids nonstop disapproval of Donald Trump.

The warfare with Iran has worsened relations betwixt the 2 leaders, with Trump reacting powerfully to Starmer’s reluctance to go progressive successful the conflict.

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Strike connected schoolhouse successful confederate Lebanon utilized by Hezbollah, IDF say
Hezbollah members launched rockets from a schoolhouse successful confederate Lebanon, the IDF said, releasing video footage.

According to the Israeli military, drone footage from the colony of Shihabiya successful confederate Lebanon shows “the thermal signature of the launcher intelligibly visible, arsenic good arsenic its real-time transportation into the schoolhouse premises.”

Launching rockets from a schoolhouse installation “constitutes a usurpation of planetary law,” the Israeli subject claims.

The service added that it carried retired a onslaught connected the tract “in bid to region the menace to the State of Israel.”