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Bureau: Delhi
Iran's foreign minister posted that a deal was 'inches away' before maximalism killed it; Vance said Iran chose not to accept — the blockade came eight hours later.
Pakistan pulled off the first direct U.S.-Iran meeting since the Islamic Revolution and even the failure validated Islamabad's global relevance.
The first Indian ship to transit Hormuz since the US-Iran ceasefire carries 20,400 tonnes of LPG and 24 souls.
Islamabad hosted talks that produced nothing, and now its foreign minister begs everyone to honor the ceasefire.
The Taliban keeps calling its education ban 'temporary' while codifying it into law and planning a school year that pretends girls do not exist.