By welcoming the ceasefire between the US and Iran, India, in its first formal statement, showed maturity as a global power and did not allow itself to be distracted by the domestic opposition into a war of words,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also backed the US ceasefire with Iran but made clear it did not extend to Hezbollah in Lebanon

In a high-stakes diplomatic manoeuvre, Pakistan has emerged as the primary arbiter in a temporary ceasefire between the United States and Iran. The agreement, framed as a 'ceasefire-for-Hormuz' deal,

Pakistan’s prime minister posted a public plea on X for President Trump to extend his Tuesday evening deadline for Iran. The White House was directly involved in shaping the message.

The engagement comes as the fragile two-week ceasefire agreed to Tuesday evening is already being tested.

The holidays on Thursday and Friday apply only to the Islamabad Capital Territory, according to a notice posted by the district commissioner on Wednesday

The US and Pakistan believed Iran was more likely to accept the US-backed offer if it was delivered by a Muslim-majority neighbour state that had emphasised its neutrality throughout the conflict.

Afghanistan and Pakistan said that they won’t “take actions that would escalate or complicate the situation” while China mediates over the deadly cross-border conflict.

Iran ceasefire faces scrutiny after reports suggest Washington drove the process, with Islamabad acting as intermediary and Sharif’s “draft” blunder exposing behind-the-scenes coordination., Middle East,