Stories from TT Monitoring Desk

Keir Starmer came to office as the antidote to chaos. Yet British politics has a habit of making stable governments look temporary with startling speed. As Labour faces scandal, voter fragmentation and signs of internal narrowing, the snap-election conversation no longer feels fanciful. And if Britain is pushed back to the polls early, the beneficiary may not be who Westminster once assumed.

Pakistan is working against a rapidly closing deadline to revive U.S.-Iran diplomacy before the current truce expires. But fresh escalations at sea, conflicting public messages and Iran’s refusal to negotiate under pressure are making Islamabad’s peacemaking effort far more difficult.

سعودی عرب اور عراق ایک نئی جنگ کے دہانے پر پہنچ چکے ہیں۔ ایران نواز عراقی شیعہ ملیشیاؤں کی جانب سے سعودی عرب، کویت اور بحرین پر حملوں کے باعث مشرقِ وسطیٰ میں نیا محاذ گرم ہو رہا ہے جس کے دور رس نتائج پورے خطہ کو اپنی لپیٹ میں لے سکتے ہیں۔

Donald Trump has long favoured high-profile diplomacy and may want to fly in himself if Pakistan offers the chance for a final deal or landmark announcement, meaning JD Vance would likely need to stay home in Washington or return from Islamabad first.

From calls with Tehran and Gulf capitals to ceasefire diplomacy and marathon talks in Islamabad, Pakistan has inserted itself into the most delicate phase of the U.S.-Iran crisis and emerged as an unlikely broker of dialogue.