Middle East crisis live: Pakistan hopes to host US-Iran peace talks ‘very soon’, says PM, after Trump claims Tehran deal ‘largely negotiated’

The Guardian World Sunday 24 May 2026, 05:49 UTC By Adam Fulton 1 min read

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Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stated that the country hopes to host US-Iran peace talks very soon, following claims by Donald Trump that a deal with Tehran is "largely negotiated." Separately, Lebanon's civil defence agency reported that an Israeli strike destroyed its regional facility in Nabatieh, causing significant damage to vehicles and equipment.

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In Lebanon, the civil defence agency said early on Sunday its regional facility in the southern city of Nabatieh had been destroyed by an Israeli strike.

The Directorate General of Civil Defence said the building had collapsed and a large number of vehicles and equipment had been damaged by a “direct hit in a hostile Israeli strike”.

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