Middle East crisis live: US envoy and Trump’s son-in-law to travel to Pakistan amid hopes for renewed Iran peace talks

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The US president ordered the military to "shoot and kill" boats laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing tensions with Iran. Meanwhile, a US envoy and the president's son-in-law are traveling to Pakistan, where mediators are working towards a potential peace deal between the two nations.

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Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to travel to Pakistan, White House says; Iranian state media says foreign minister Abbas Araqchi traveling to Islamabad, Muscat and MoscowThe EU’s foreign chief has said that talks with Iran should include nuclear experts otherwise “we will end up with a more dangerous Iran. ”Speaking on Friday ahead of an informal summit of EU leaders in Cyprus, EU’s foreign chief Kaja Kallas said: “If the talks are only about the nuclear and there are no nuclear experts around t

Middle East crisis live: US envoy and Trump’s son-in-law to travel to Pakistan amid hopes for renewed Iran peace talks

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