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15:18
Pakistan Says US-Iran Negotiations Ongoing
Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesman Tahir Andrabi (file photo)
As the United States and Iran resumed strikes against each other after a calm of roughly 48 hours, Pakistan says the two sides are negotiating to normalize the situation.
Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesman Tahir Andrabi told journalists in Islamabad on July 30 that negotiations between the parties are ongoing to normalize the situation, particularly the situation in the Strait of Hormuz.
Expressing his countrys concern over the resumption of strikes, Andrabi said Pakistan is engaged and will continue to play its role in bringing the two sides back to negotiations.
Amid the prevailing tension and hostilities, Pakistan reiterates that dialogue and diplomacy remain the only viable path forward, he said while voicing his countrys support for all efforts that may lead to peace and stability in the region.
Andrabi said Pakistan is doing its utmost to bring the parties back” to the Islamabad Memorandum f Understanding. He added that Pakistan has been encouraging the parties to exercise maximum restraint and fully adhere to their commitment to resume technical-level talks.
Pakistan hosted the US and Iranian delegations in April for their first publicly declared talks since the Iranian Revolution in 1979. The two sides later signed the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding in June as part of efforts to move toward a lasting peace in the Middle East.
That framework agreement has since unraveled.
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12:44
Iranian Strike Kills 1 In Kuwait, Jordan Says It Downed 5 Missiles
An Iranian strike hit a building belonging to a Chinese company in northern Kuwait on July 30, killing one worker and causing extensive damage, Kuwaiti authorities said.
The victim’s nationality was not immediately disclosed.
In a statement, the Kuwaiti Defense Ministry described the incident as “heinous Iranian aggression” and said it caused “severe material damage” to the building.
Elsewhere, Jordan’s military said its air defenses intercepted and shot down five missiles “launched from Iran” earlier on July 30, with no casualties reported.
Kuwait, Jordan and other countries hosting US military facilities have faced repeated Iranian attacks since the outbreak of the war in the Persian Gulf in late February.
With reporting by AFP and dpaShare
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12:34
Egypt Says Fire At Mediterranean Port Caused By Drone
Ships lie docked on the wharf of the Egyptian Mediterranean sea port of Damietta. (file photo)
The Egyptian cabinet said on July 30 that an initial investigation found a fire aboard two vessels at the key gas port of Damietta the previous day had been caused by a drone of unknown origin.
There has been no claim of responsibility for the suspected attack, and authorities said investigations were continuing to “determine the circumstances” and safeguard national security.
The fire, which broke out on a regasification ship and a storage vessel during cargo unloading operations, caused no injuries or fatalities.
The incident comes amid escalating hostilities between the United States and Iran.
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12:10
US Carries Out ‘Heavy Wave’ Of Strikes On Iran In Response To Attacks On Gulf State Sites
The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces carried out a “heavy wave” of strikes against Iranian targets in what it described as a response to Tehran’s attempted missile attacks on US forces in the Persian Gulf.(Video by RFE/RL’s Radio Farda and Will Tizard)
