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Pakistan has a historic relationship with Iran, but an agreement was far from certain, writes the BBC’s Caroline Davies Source link

The provisional truce comes more than a month after the US and Israel launched coordinated attacks on Iran. Source link

The president doubled down on his support for Fuller on Monday night, writing on social media ahead of election day: “I am asking all Republicans, America First Patriots, and MAGA Warriors, to please GET OUT AND VOTE for a fantastic Candidate, Clay Fuller, who has my Complete and Total Endorsement!” Source link

The path to the two-week ceasefire with Iran may have fundamentally altered the way the rest of the world views the US. Source link

In a social media post on Tuesday evening, Trump said: “I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks… subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz”. Source link

The ruling party has unveiled a draft law that strips voters of the chance to elect the president. Source link

“But if this [reverse migration] continues, it will have [a] significant impact, especially on micro, small and medium enterprises, particularly in labour-intensive sectors such as construction, textiles and manufacturing,” says Arvind Goel, co-chairman of the industrial relations committee of the Confederation of Indian Industry. Source link

But Trump has backed himself into a corner with threats that the US military can’t feasibly carry out in one fell swoop, military experts and analysts told the BBC. And they warn that a new round of attacks, no matter how large, is unlikely to force the Iranian regime to quickly agree to a ceasefire….

Tehran had urged people to gather outside potential US and Israeli targets after Donald Trump threatened to attack civilian infrastructure. Source link

Kataib Hezbollah says the release comes on condition that she leave Iraq immediately. Source link