Middle East crisis live: US and Iranian envoys meet Pakistani PM ahead of peace talks

Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif met US and Iran delegations separately

JD Vance warns Iran against trying to ‘play’ the US in peace talks

Analysis: JD Vance dispatched to peace talks with few cards to play

The UK will host a strait of Hormuz meeting next week, bringing together multiple countries aiming to restore free movement of ships through the strait, which has been blockaded by Iran since the beginning of the war and inflicted heavy damage on the global economy.

A British official told AP that the meeting will oppose the idea of tolls being charged for passage through the waterway, as proposed by Iran as part of ceasefire negotiations.