Welcome to our live coverage of the US and Israel’s war with Iran.
Peace talks may be back on.
Iran’s foreign minister is heading to Pakistani on Friday while US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are also said to be heading towards the subcontinent.
At the same time, the US Defence Secretary has echoed Donald Trump’s comments that the US is not “anxious” to make a deal.
Indeed, Pete Hegseth said the US has achieved “a decisive military result in just weeks”.
But he said Tehran should make a “good deal, a wise deal” while it can.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has hit back at reports the US is considering ways to punish the UK and other NATO allies for not supporting Donald Trump’s campaign in Iran.
According to the Pentagon report, Spain, which has been the most vocal European nation against the war in Iran, could be suspended from the defence alliance. Although it’s not clear how the US would do that.
While the US could drop its support for ongoing British control of the Falkland Islands which Argentina – a country in Mr Trump’s favour – also claims.
A Number 10 spokesman bluntly said on Friday, local time, that sovereignty of the Falkland Islands “rests with the UK”.
Read on for more updates.
