Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad for talks aimed at ending the Middle East war, even after the United States cancelled a planned trip by its envoys. He met Pakistani officials and Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir. Meanwhile, the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, straining energy markets as Israel strikes Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Iran has kept citizens locked out of the internet for 57 days, with NetBlocks calling it the longest nation scale shutdown on record. The blackout began immediately after joint US and Israeli strikes on Tehran on February 28, severing digital access across the country and leaving residents without normal connectivity for nearly two months.
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