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 his availability for talks via phone. Finally, the Iranian Foreign Minister, who has joined Oman, is expected to return soon to Pakistan.
Several Israeli strikes in Lebanon. These have resulted in at least six deaths according to the latest report. However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered new strikes in the south of the country on Saturday night, after the army reported violations of the ceasefire by Hezbollah.
“No fuel shortage” envisaged in France, according to Emmanuel Macron. The President responded to TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné, who stated on Friday that if the blockage 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 times like these where there are tensions, geopolitical uncertainties, is for these tensions to be exacerbated by panic behaviors. And very often, shortages are created by these panic behaviors themselves,” said the French President from Greece. “I believe I can tell you at this point that the situation is under control,” he added.
