Fresh escalation as the US launches a maritime blockade on Iran, while Tehran signals both openness to talks and readiness to retaliate amid rising global economic concerns.
Smoke billows over Beirut’s skyline after Israeli air strikes targeting southern suburbs, as tensions escalate despite a fragile ceasefire in the region. (Reuters via ANI)
With the Islamabad talks ending without a deal, April 13 opened on a tense note in West Asia. The US unveiled fresh maritime action, Iran accused Washington of overreach, and the Strait of Hormuz again emerged as the immediate flashpoint.
The shift follows nearly 21 hours of negotiations in Islamabad that ended without a breakthrough, with both sides blaming each other and the situation on the ground now moving faster than the diplomacy.
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