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40 people were killed and 8 injured after a speeding, overcrowded passenger bus plunged off a highway into a rocky ravine in southwestern Pakistan early Friday. One of the deadliest road accidents in recent years, officials said. - AP

Iran's supreme leader has endorsed direct, face-to-face negotiations with the United States, according to AP.

The U.S. government will begin revoking passports of parents who owe $100,000 or more in unpaid child support and plans to soon expand enforcement to those owing as little as $2,500, according to AP.

Judge rules federal government can keep 2020 election ballots from Georgia’s Fulton County seized by FBI from warehouse near Atlanta. - AP

Trump is floating a plan to form a maritime alliance aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz. - AP

NEW: Pakistani officials to AP: Washington and Tehran remain in talks, with no immediate plans for Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to return to Islamabad.

Medical marijuana reclassified as a less-dangerous drug by Trump's acting attorney general. - AP

AP claims: More than 10 million barrels of Iranian oil have exited the Persian Gulf since the start of the U.S. blockade.

Pakistan's senior political and military officials have spent the last 24 hours working to keep U.S.-mediated ceasefire talks alive and push for an extension, per AP.

AP: Iran’s UN envoy says Tehran has picked up signals that Washington may be preparing to lift the blockade.

Me: Given that President Trump has made clear the blockade remains a central pressure tool, it’s hard to see this report as credible.

The USS Gerald R. Ford and two destroyers have entered the Red Sea, according to AP.

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The International Energy Agency warns Europe could run out of jet fuel in just 6 weeks, AP reports.

AP REPORT: U.S. negotiators led by JD Vance pushed for a 20 year halt to Iran’s uranium enrichment during talks.

Iran rejected it, offering a 5 year pause instead, which the White House also dismissed.

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AP: US and Iran reach "agreement in principle" to extend the ceasefire

Meanwhile the blockade continues.

MEANWHILE: AP report: Mediators are nearing a deal to extend the U.S.-Iran ceasefire.

AP: A former student opened fire at a high school in southeast Turkey. At least 16 wounded. The shooter killed himself, officials said.

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Israel is assisting U.S. search‑and‑rescue operations after a U.S. fighter jet was downed over Iran, helping locate and recover crew members, Associated Press reports.

Kuwait reports Iranian attack damaged a desalination plant, following Friday’s drone strike on an oil refinery. Around 90% of Kuwait’s drinking water comes from desalination. - AP

Iranian drones struck Kuwait’s Mina al-Ahmadi oil refinery on Friday, sparking fires at the facility, AP reports.

The United States is preparing to send about 1,000 troops from an Army airborne unit to the Middle East, source tells AP.

Iran's Defense Council is threatening to deploy naval mines across the 'entire Persian Gulf' if a land invasion happens, AP reported.

The Pentagon declined to comment on the Natanz attack. - AP

Colombian President Gustavo Petro designated 'priority target' by U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, according to the Associated Press.

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Georgia becomes the first U.S. state to suspend fuel taxes as Middle East war drives up prices, AP reports.

AP: Global oil and natural gas prices soar in wake of Iranian attacks on Gulf energy as Brent crude hits $114.