US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to fly to Pakistan for Iran talks, White House says

This live coverage has closed - Read the latest news on the conflict in the Middle East here. US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner are heading to Pakistan for Iran talks on Saturday, the White House says Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is already in Islamabad, but Iranian state media report that there are currently no negotiations with the US planned for the trip Iran's state broadcaster says Islamabad can act as a "bridge" to "convey Iran's consideration for ending the conflict" President Trump tells news agency Reuters that Iran is "making an offer and we'll have to see" The open question now is how much progress the countries can make in Pakistan, our Washington correspondent writes Elsewhere, the Israeli military and Hezbollah have accused each other of ceasefire violations - it comes after Trump announced a three-week extension to the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire From Beirut, our correspondent writes: People hope for peace but are sceptical - I asked a resident if he is coming back to his home in Lebanon's capital. He replies: "Just to take some stuff. I don't think it's time yet" Edited by Oliver O'Connell and Alex Smith, with reportin