Pakistan trip aims to restart Iran talks as US pivots to economic pressure
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Eight weeks into US pressure on Iran, Washington shifts from shock-and-awe to sustained economic pressure while sending Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan to restart talks; Iran says there will be no direct talks with the US and Pakistan is mediating, as regional tensions persist over Hormuz and sanctions on Iranian oil, alongside Palestinian municipal elections in the West Bank and Gaza.
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