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The joint Qatar-Pakistan mediation format is notable, it combines Doha’s established diplomatic brokerage with Islamabad’s strategic geography, military weight, and renewed relevance in Washington.

If our strategy is dictated in Washington and our deterrence is bargained away to serve someone else’s deal, then we owe our children an answer before we send them to the front.

"I want armaments independence. I deeply appreciate the support we have received, and which I have also brought over the years, from our American friends," the PM said.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa reportedly denied that he seeks to intervene in Lebanon after US President Donald Trump repeatedly suggested Damascus could get involved."

Arriving in Abu Dhabi late on Tuesday for a three-day Gulf trip, Rubio is undertaking his first high-level diplomatic mission on the agreement reached last week to end the four-month-old war.

The Senate backed legislation on Tuesday directing Trump to halt US military action against Iran, the latest rebuke of the Republican president from an increasingly restive Congress.

Second day of Israel-Lebanon talks begin in Washington • Iran, Oman push to become administrators of Strait of Hormuz • EU diplomatic service proposes mission to train Lebanese forces

While 55% of Israelis expressed concern about the emerging US-Iran agreement, only 23% viewed it as beneficial for Israel. 

Lander, 56, has perched his campaign on a refusal to take money from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the pro-Israel lobbying group.

The Senate voted 50-48 in favor of the concurrent resolution, which passed the House of Representatives earlier this month, reflecting growing concern about the unpopular conflict.