The lives of millions of people across the Middle East – and the fate of the global economy – will hinge on the outcome of make-or-break talks between the US and Iran this weekend in Pakistan.
The streets of the capital Islamabad have been emptied by a sudden two-day public holiday, declared to enforce strict security for the arrival of the American and Iranian delegations for their first talks since the beginning of the war.
A fragile two-week ceasefire that paved the way for the talks is holding for now. But Israel’s massive deadly bombardment of Hezbollah and disagreements over whether Lebanon is included in the truce, could still derail the meetings.
Here’s what we know:
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