Iran live updates: Regional powers to meet in Pakistan to discuss Mideast fighting
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Key Points:
- Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed Pakistan’s support for Saudi Arabia during talks with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, emphasizing regional stability and peace efforts amid ongoing Middle East conflicts.
- A missile strike near Beersheba, Israel, caused a fire at a pesticide factory but resulted in no injuries; meanwhile, Iranians crossing into southern Iraq described worsening living conditions due to relentless airstrikes and rising prices.
- Italy formally protested Israel’s prevention of top Catholic officials from entering Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Palm Sunday Mass, calling the move unacceptable and summoning the Israeli ambassador for clarification.
- Regional foreign ministers from Pakistan, Egypt, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia met in Islamabad to discuss diplomatic efforts to end the Middle East conflict, with Pakistan playing a mediatory role and urging dialogue over coercion.
- Iranian Revolutionary Guard threatened to target Israeli and American universities in the region if the U.S. does not condemn recent strikes on Iranian universities, marking a significant escalation in Iran’s rhetoric amid ongoing military tensions.
