US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Islamabad to broker indirect ceasefire talks with Iran through Pakistani intermediaries.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has refused direct negotiations while President Donald Trump simultaneously extended a Jones Act waiver to mitigate energy disruptions caused by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.These diplomatic efforts run parallel to a three-week ceasefire extension in
Lebanon, which
Israel views as a potential bridge toward regional stabilization.