Syam

Dear voters, No Vote to BJP.

It’s beginning to sound like: * Pakistani mediators lied to the US about Iran signalling privately they’d come to talks * Claimed public statements were just posturing, and there was willingness on certain topics * They were trying to get the US delegation on a plane to then convince Iran to come * US has other channels with Iran not via the Pakistani mediators and realized this * Iran has actually held ground on uranium, opening the Strait and not attending talks on the current US terms * US team is coming up with various excuses (including latest Barak Ravid team) as they don’t want to be seen as having been “tricked” * There is still debate on if they put Vance on a plane tomorrow morning can they get the Iranians to commit in that 16 hour window or not. I doubt we’ll ever get a confirm on this as the story would be incredibly embarrassing to the US, the administration and Pakistan, and so every party will make up some excuse. But unless Rubio and the State Department can rapidly smooth things over and salvage this second round of talks, my hunch is that will be the end of Islamabad as the mediators and we’ll likely see someone like the Swiss step in.

🚨🚨🚨Trump on Truth Social: Based on the fact that the Government of Iran is seriously fractured, not unexpectedly so and, upon the request of Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, of Pakistan, we have been asked to hold our Attack on the Country of Iran until such time as their leaders and representatives can come up with a unified proposal. I have therefore directed our Military to continue the Blockade and, in all other respects, remain ready and able, and will therefore extend the Ceasefire until such time as their proposal is submitted, and discussions are concluded, one way or the other

India lost 8 of its nationals in west Asia conflict, one remains missing, says MEA Spox Randhir Jaiswal