Reuters

With ceasefire talks stalled, tensions around the Strait of Hormuz continue to disrupt global energy markets while regional security fears intensify.

Pakistan has reportedly deployed 8,000 troops, fighter jets, drones and advanced air defence systems to Saudi Arabia under a confidential mutual defence pact, marking one of the largest military deployments between the two allies in recent years.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly visited the United Arab Emirates during the Israeli-US war with Iran

Both Iraq and Pakistan have cut deals with Iran to ship oil and liquefied natural gas from the Gulf, according to five sources with knowledge of the matter, in a demonstration of Tehran's ability to control energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz.

Saudi Arabia launched numerous, ⁠unpublicized strikes on Iran in retaliation for attacks carried out in the kingdom during the Middle East war, two Western officials briefed on the matter and two Iranian officials said.

Explosion at Naurang Bazar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa sparks panic as authorities launch search operation after recent militant attacks.

Brent crude held near $114 despite a slight dip, as renewed US-Iran hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz fueled market uncertainty.

The US has evacuated and transferred 22 Iranian crew members to Pakistan in what is being described as a confidence-building measure.