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via NYT > World News Steve Witkoff, a diplomatic envoy, used the Board of Peace to announce an agreement that could raze a Pakistan-owned Manhattan hotel. Now the country is involved in negotiating peace talks with Iran.

via NYT > World News Syed Asim Munir’s role demonstrates Islamabad’s acute exposure to regional instability and newly found geopolitical relevance.

via NYT > World News Iran has severely damaged several American military bases in the Middle East, officials say.

via NYT > World News The decision by Lebanon’s foreign ministry has heightened fears of internal instability. Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militant group and political party, was quick to condemn the move.

via NYT > World News President Trump postponed his threat to strike power plants in Iran, citing “productive conversations” with the Iranians. But officials said the talks were in an early stage and not substantive.

via NYT > World News “Very, very strong talks,” President Trump claimed. Fake news, replied an Iranian parliamentary leader.

via NYT > World News President Trump’s shifting statements don’t necessarily signal an end in sight to the war, but they do buy him some time.