TEHRAN -- Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi will not hold any negotiation with U.S. officials during his visit to Pakistan's capital Islamabad, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Friday.
The report added that during his visit to Islamabad, Araghchi will hold talks solely with the Pakistani side on Iran's considerations about the end of the war with the United States and Israel.
Iran's state-run IRIB TV reported that while Araghchi does not have a plan to meet with the Americans, "Islamabad, as a bridge of communication, will 'convey' Iran's considerations for ending the conflicts."
Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the Iranian delegation led by Araghchi arrived in Pakistan on Friday night. (Iran-US-Talks)
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UNITED NATIONS -- Another Indonesian peacekeeper serving in the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) died earlier Friday, a UN spokesperson said.
Rico Pramudia succumbed to wounds sustained in an incident that took place on March 29, when a projectile hit his position in southern Lebanon amid hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, said Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN secretary-general, at a daily briefing.
"The Secretary-General expresses his deepest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of 31-year-old Corporal Rico Pramudia, of Indonesia, as well as to the Government and people of his country," the spokesperson said. (UN-Lebanon-UNIFIL)
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NICOSIA -- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday said there is no feasible immediate accession for Ukraine to the European Union(EU), while proposing a process to bring the country closer to EU institutions.
"It is clear to everyone that Ukraine's immediate accession to the EU is not possible," Merz said at a press conference in Nicosia, Cyprus, following an informal meeting of EU leaders.
He proposed that Ukraine could be allowed to participate in meetings such as the European Council, the European Parliament, and the European Commission without voting rights. (Germany-Ukraine-EU)
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports "is growing and going global," and will continue as long as it takes.
"No one sails from the Strait of Hormuz to anywhere in the world without the permission of the United States Navy," Hegseth told a Pentagon press briefing.
He said the U.S. military had seized two Iranian ships in the Indo-Pacific region that had left Iranian ports before the blockade went into effect. (U.S.-Iran-Blockade) Enditem
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