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Regional Powers Gather in Pakistan Amid Rising Tensions

3/29/2026

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Regional powers will meet in Pakistan to address the conflict in the Middle East.
2,500 U.S. Marines arrived in the area.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian discussed regional tensions.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard threatened to target Israeli and American universities unless the United States condemns bombings of Iranian institutions.
The United States condemned drone attacks on its sites in Iraq, labeling them assaults on Iraqi sovereignty.

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Regional powers will meet in Pakistan to address the conflict in the Middle East.
2,500 U.S. Marines arrived in the area.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian discussed regional tensions.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard threatened to target Israeli and American universities unless the United States condemns bombings of Iranian institutions.
The United States condemned drone attacks on its sites in Iraq, labeling them assaults on Iraqi sovereignty.