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Men ride a scooter while waving a Hezbollah flag during a small gathering in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Saturday, April 25, 2026.
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U.S. President Donald Trump says he told his top envoys not to travel to Pakistan to negotiate with Iran. Trump told Fox News, ″they can call us any time they want.” Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday that his country won’t negotiate while the United States imposes a blockade on its ports. Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is expected back in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad on Sunday. Trump previously said Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah by three weeks after talks at the White House.
Oil prices are gaining Monday after negotiations between the U.S. and Iran stalled over the weekend and a standoff in the Strait of Hormuz remained despite a ceasefire. Iran’s foreign minister is in Russia Monday to meet President Vladimir Putin as part of a trip that included two stops in Pakistan and a visit to Oman. Pakistan's leaders are working to bridge significant gaps between the two countries to revive the talks. President Donald Trump canceled plans for his top envoys to travel to Islamabad this weekend for negotiations after Iran insisted the U.S. should end its blockade of Iranian ports before new talks can take place. The U.S. military’s Central Command says it has so far turned around 38 ships during the blockade.