11/04/2026 – 15:20Three-way talks were face-to-face between Witkoff, Vance, Kushner, Iran’s Qalibaf, Araqchi, Parkistan’s army chief, says Pakistani source
11/04/2026 – 15:18Chinese oil tankers transit Strait of Hormuz, data shows
Two Chinese supertankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz, shipping data on LSEG showed, likely the first vessels to exit the Middle East Gulf since the US-Iran ceasefire deal was struck earlier this week.
Very large crude carriers Cospearl Lake and He Rong Hai, both chartered by Unipec, the trading arm of Asia’s largest refiner Sinopec, entered and exited “Hormuz Passage trial anchorage” that bypasses Iran’s Larak Island, the data showed.
11/04/2026 – 14:55Several US Navy ships crossed the strait of Hormuz, according to Axios reporter citing US officials
11/04/2026 – 14:52Iran state TV confirms Iran, US, Pakistan trilateral talks have begun
11/04/2026 – 14:34Macron ‘in close contact’ with Saudi Crown Prince on Iran
French President Emmanuel Macron said he had discussed the Iran ceasefire talks with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and that the two leaders had agreed to stay in close contact on the issue.
“I reiterated my support for the ceasefire, which must be fully respected and extended without delay to Lebanon. We discussed the need to restore fully free and safe navigation in the Strait of Hormuz as quickly as possible,” wrote Macron on X.
“As talks get underway in Islamabad, we agreed to remain in close contact in order to contribute to a de-escalation, freedom of navigation, and the conclusion of an agreement to ensure lasting peace and security in the region,” added Macron.
11/04/2026 – 14:24Iran peace talks in Islamabad have begun, CBS reporter says
Peace talks to end the six-week-old war in the Middle East have commenced in Islamabad, CBS reporter Jennifer Jacobs said in an X post, citing sources.
11/04/2026 – 14:18Iran in touch with Lebanon to ensure ceasefire commitments respected, FM says
Iran has been in touch with Lebanon to make sure ceasefire commitments were being respected on all fronts, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson told state TV from Islamabad, where talks involving senior US and Iranian officials are taking place to end their six-week-old war.
Lebanese officials close to Hezbollah told Reuters on Friday that the group was supportive of the Pakistan dialogue, and said it was the right approach instead of a separate set of talks in Washington next week.
11/04/2026 – 14:00 Who is Iran’s chief negotiator Ghalibaf?
The 70-member Iranian delegation taking part in negotiations in Pakistan today is being led by one of Tehran’s most prominent non-clerical figures, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. FRANCE 24’s Caroline Baum takes a look at the man Iran has entrusted with securing an end to the war on terms acceptable to Tehran.
11/04/2026 – 13:59France’s Macron says discussed Iran ceasefire, Ukraine with Turkey’s Erdogan
French President Emmanuel Macron said that he had discussed the Iran ceasefire talks and the situation in Ukraine with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.
“We initially discussed the situation in the Middle East, and called for all parties to respect the ceasefire and to make sure this applies to Lebanon, and for all parties to respect the freedom of navigation in the Straits of Hormuz, and we highlighted the importance of getting a strong and lasting diplomatic solution,” wrote Macron on X.
11/04/2026 – 13:51Lebanon says 10 killed including three emergency workers in Israeli strikes on south
Lebanon’s health ministry said 10 people, including three emergency workers, were killed by Israeli strikes on south Lebanon, as state media reported raids on more than a dozen locations.
The ministry said three deadly strikes hit locations in the Nabatiyeh district, with the dead including a member of the Lebanese civil defence and two paramedics from the Hezbollah-affiliated Islamic Health Committee, decrying what it said was Israel’s “systematic” targeting of emergency workers.
11/04/2026 – 13:51Trump says empty oil tankers heading to the United States
US President Donald Trump said that large numbers of completely empty oil tankers were heading to the United States to load up with oil and gas.
“Massive numbers of completely empty oil tankers, some of the largest anywhere in the World, are heading, right now, to the United States to load up with the best and “sweetest” oil and gas anywhere in the World. We have more oil than the next two largest oil economies combined – and higher quality,” Trump said in a Truth Social post.
11/04/2026 – 12:24Saudi defence ministry says Pakistani force including fighter jets reaches kingdom
Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry said that a Pakistani military force, including fighter jets, had arrived at the King Abdulaziz Air Base under a defence pact between the two countries.
In its statement, the ministry said the deployment aimed to strengthen joint defence cooperation and support regional and international security and stability.
11/04/2026 – 12:24US Vice President Vance holds talks with Pakistan PM Sharif
US Vice President JD Vance held talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif , the White House and Sharif’s office said, with special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner also taking part.
“Prime Minister expressed the hope that these talks would serve as a stepping stone toward durable peace in the region,” Sharif’s office said.
Vance is in Pakistani capital Islamabad for talks to settle the six-week war with Iran.
11/04/2026 – 12:03Iraq official says drone crashed near US diplomats at Baghdad airport
A senior Iraqi security official told AFP that a drone crashed near a group of US diplomats inside the grounds of Baghdad’s airport earlier this week as they were escorting an American journalist freed after a recent kidnapping.
The account shed light on a statement issued Thursday by the US State Department saying it had summoned Iraq’s ambassador to Washington to express “strong condemnation” of attacks by pro-Iran groups on US interests, “including the April 8 ambush of US diplomats in Baghdad”.
Since the war in the Middle East broke out on February 28, the US embassy in Baghdad and a logistical and diplomatic centre inside the city’s airport have been repeatedly targeted by rockets and drones, with most intercepted.
11/04/2026 – 11:36Iran, Lebanon bore brunt of missiles and drones launched during war
Some three-quarters of the airstrikes during the Middle East war targeted sites in Iran or Lebanon, according to an AFP analysis of data from ACLED, a non profit that tracks political violence worldwide.
At least 7,700 strikes or series of strikes by missiles, drones, rockets or bombs, were recorded by the US-based conflict research group between the start of the war on February 28 up to April 8, when a fragile ceasefire concluded between Tehran and Washington came into effect.
ACLED collected and vetted its data from sources that it considers reliable, such as news reports, social networks, institutions and other NGOs.
This count, which includes attacks that were intercepted, cannot be considered an exhaustive list from the conflict.
11/04/2026 – 11:23Iranian source says US has agreed to release frozen Iranian assets in Qatar, other banks
A senior Iranian source said the US had agreed to release Iranian frozen assets that were held in Qatar and other foreign banks, welcoming the move as a sign of “seriousness” in reaching a deal with Washington in talks in Islamabad.
The United States has not made any public comments on the issue of unfreezing assets.
The source, who declined to be named due to the sensitivity of the matter, told Reuters that unfreezing the assets was “directly linked to ensuring safe passage through Strait of Hormuz”, which is expected to be a key issue in the talks.
11/04/2026 – 11:21Hezbollah MP says direct talks with Israel are ‘blatant violation’ of constitution
Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah reiterated his Iran-backed group’s rejection of direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel, a day after Lebanon’s president said such talks would take place next week in Washington.
The move is “a blatant violation of the (national) pact, the constitution and Lebanese laws … and it exacerbates domestic divisions at a time when Lebanon most needs solidarity and internal unity to face Israel’s aggression”, Fadlallah said in a statement.
Hezbollah supporters shout slogans during a protest against the Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, in front the government palace in Beirut, Lebanon, April 10, 2026. © Emilio Morenatti, AP
11/04/2026 – 11:20Iran delegation meets Pakistan PM ahead of negotiations with US
An Iranian delegation met Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad, state TV reported, ahead of talks with the United States aimed at ending the war in the Middle East.
Confirming the sit-down, Iran’s state broadcaster added that “arrangements for the Iran-US will be defined at the conclusion of this meeting”.
11/04/2026 – 09:54’Children from Minab are accompanying the [Iranian] delegation on its trip to Islamabad,’ says Iranian FM
The Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi documented the Iranian delegation’s trip to Islamabad.
He notably posted photos of himself and the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Ghalibaf, in front of portraits and the bloodstained belongings of four children believed to have been killed in the US airstrike on the Minab school on February 28, the first day of the war.
“Children from Minab are accompanying the delegation on its trip to Islamabad,” he wrote.
The bombing of the Shajarah Tayyebeh Primary School in Minab, southern Iran, killed more than 150 people.
The New York Times revealed on March 11 that the US military was responsible for the missile strike after an error in the target’s coordinates.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi looks at damaged bags and shoes placed in an airplane cabin, along with pictures of four children from Minab, according to a social media post, in this handout image taken an at unknown location and released on April 11, 2026. © Abbas Araqchi via Telegram/Handout via Reuters