Joe Kent, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, has resigned with immediate effect, stating that he cannot support the US war in Iran, arguing that Tehran posed no imminent threat, and questioning the basis on which the conflict has been pursued.
ٹرمپ کا کہنا ہے کہ ایران کے ساتھ کوئی معاہدہ اُس وقت تک نہیں ہوگا جب تک تہران “غیر مشروط ہتھیار نہ ڈال دے”، اور اس کے بعد ہی واشنگٹن کے نزدیک قابلِ قبول قیادت کے ساتھ ایران کو دوبارہ مضبوط بنانے کی بات ہو سکتی ہے۔ ٹرمپ نے اس کے لیے اپنا نیا نعرہ بھی پیش کیا ہے: “میک ایران گریٹ اگین”۔
Donald Trump has hardened his stance on Iran by declaring that no agreement is possible without “unconditional surrender”, while also saying the United States and its allies would help rebuild the country only after the emergence of what he called “great and acceptable” new leadership.
مجھے ایران کے نئے سپریم لیڈر کے انتخاب میں ذاتی طور پر شامل ہونا ہو گا، خامنہ ای کا بیٹا کمزور اور ناقابلِ قبول ہے جس کے انتخاب کی صورت میں امریکا کو 5 سال بعد دوبارہ جنگ کرنا ہو گی۔ ایران کیلئے ایسا شخص چاہتا ہوں جو ہم آہنگی اور امن لائے۔
Pakistan has emerged as a founding member of President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, a new diplomatic body unveiled at Davos to oversee Gaza’s post-war security, reconstruction and political transition.
Per a new purchasing managers’ survey released by HBL and S&P, Pakistan’s manufacturing PMI rose to 50.9 in May, returning to expansion as new orders recovered and export orders posted their strongest rise since February 2025.
Pakistan’s major ports are seeing a sharp rise in container and transshipment activity as Gulf disruption redirects cargo towards Karachi, Port Qasim and Gwadar.
Iranian officials are preparing three days of farewell ceremonies and a 24-hour funeral procession for Ali Khamenei, with events expected in Tehran, Qom and Mashhad.
Trump reportedly warned Netanyahu against further escalation in Lebanon as US-Iran diplomacy faced renewed pressure, with Pakistan and Qatar involved in efforts to preserve a fragile regional framework.