Suspense around talks between the United States and Iran. While direct negotiations between the two parties were expected on Saturday, the Iranian delegation, led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, left Islamabad after meeting with the Pakistani Prime Minister. Following this announcement, Donald Trump canceled the trip of his two envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, to the country, indicating he was available for talks by phone. Finally, the Iranian Foreign Minister, who has now joined Oman, is expected to return to Pakistan soon.
Multiple Israeli strikes in Lebanon. These strikes have resulted in at least six deaths according to the latest report. However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered new strikes in the southern part of the country on Saturday night, after the army reported ceasefire violations by Hezbollah.
No fuel shortage in France, according to Emmanuel Macron. The President was responding to TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné, who stated on Friday that if the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf continued “for another two or three months,” France would enter “an era of energy shortage.” “The worst thing, in these moments of tension and geopolitical uncertainty, is for these tensions to be exacerbated by panic behaviors. And often, shortages are created by these very panic behaviors,” said the French president from Greece. “I believe I can tell you at this stage that the situation is under control,” he added.
