Key Facts

• Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met Iranian leaders to deliver a message from Pakistan’s army chief.
• The message aimed to support restarting negotiations between Iran and the U.S.
• The U.S. shot down two Iranian drones threatening ships near the Strait of Hormuz.
• A preliminary ceasefire began on April 8 in the Middle Eastern conflict but no long-term peace deal exists yet.
• Fighting continues between Israel and Hezbollah despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Lebanon.
• Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has not appeared publicly since being named leader after his father was killed.
• Pakistan and regional countries like Qatar, Turkey, and Egypt are involved in efforts to reduce tensions.
• Israel attacked over 150 Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon following rocket fire from the area.