US-Iran war live updates: Netanyahu hid cancer treatment as war raged, Trump sends US delegation to Pakistan for Iran peace talks

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All eyes are on talks in Pakistan after US President Donald Trump told Reuters on Friday (US time) that Iran plans to make an offer aimed at satisfying US demands. “They’re making an offer and we’ll have to see,” he said.
The White House said it was sending Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, to talks with Iran’s top diplomat, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in Islamabad. The pair were expected to depart on Saturday morning (US time).
However, Iran maintains the parties are not meeting directly. An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on X: “No meeting is planned to take place between Iran and the US”. Iran’s observations will instead be “conveyed to Pakistan”, acting as an intermediary.
Araghchi has already arrived in Pakistan and has met with Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir, the head of the country’s armed forces.
Israeli fire killed at least 12 people including six police officers across Gaza on Friday, Reuters reported, citing Palestinian health officials.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he hid recent treatment for prostate cancer amid fears it would be used to undermine him in Iranian propaganda.