Politics

President Donald Trump declared the US-Iran ceasefire on 'massive life support' on Sunday after rejecting Tehran's latest response to an American peace proposal, with Pakistan-mediated negotiations deadlocked over nuclear concessions and freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. The breakdown raises the prospect of resumed US military strikes for the first time in weeks and shook global oil markets.

Pakistan's Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir warned India on Sunday of consequences that would be 'widespread, dangerous and painful' if New Delhi mounted any future military strike, marking one year since the four-day conflict that shook the region and left both countries without a peace process. The warning signals that despite a ceasefire holding for twelve months, neither nuclear-armed government has stepped back from confrontation.