Pakistan offers to facilitate
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Key Points:
- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed Pakistan's willingness to host talks between the U.S. and Iran aimed at achieving a "comprehensive settlement" of the ongoing Middle East conflict, pending agreement from both parties.
- The offer comes amid ongoing, behind-the-scenes diplomatic efforts by regional leaders to broker peace following a conflict that has caused thousands of deaths and disrupted the global economy.
- Despite diplomatic progress, the Pentagon is reportedly preparing to deploy about 3,000 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East to support operations related to Iran, adding to recent U.S. military deployments in the region.
- Former President Donald Trump indicated that U.S. and Iranian negotiators have been engaged in strong talks, leading him to delay an ultimatum demanding Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face strikes on its energy infrastructure.
