Middle East crisis live: Iranian officials arrive in Islamabad for conditional peace talks with US (opens in new tab)

Tehran insists a Lebanon truce and unfreezing of its assets must be granted before negotiations can startJD Vance warns Iran against trying to ‘play’ the US in peace talksNetanyahu says there is no ceasefire in Lebanon as Israel launches fresh strikesHello, and welcome to our live coverage of events in the Middle East with talks between Iranian and US officials scheduled to begin in Islamabad in just a matter of hours.Stay tuned here for all the updates. If you are just joining us, below is a...