Major developments we’re following:
- US President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. Navy would “immediately” begin a blockade to stop ships from entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, after U.S.-Iran peace talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement. Iran has demanded the right to collect tolls from vessels traveling through the strait, but Trump said no one who paid them would “have safe passage on the high seas.”
- Earlier in the day, the United States and Iran ended 21 hours of face-to-face talks in Islamabad without reaching a deal, leaving the fate of the fragile, two-week ceasefire still unclear.
- Negotiations between Israel and Lebanon are expected next week in Washington. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday he had approved direct talks, while Lebanese President Joseph Aoun’s office said Friday that negotiations between Israel and Lebanon are expected to begin Tuesday.
Source: AP news
