
The West Asia war has hit a critical tipping point. In Tehran, Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi launched high-stakes mediation talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi following President Trump's claim that a deal is imminent. However, internal coalition fractures have exploded, with Axios reporting a tense phone call between Trump and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu over ceasefire strategies and Israel's unilateral strike on Iran's South Fars oil field. Simultaneously, the U.S. military boarded and seized the Iranian tanker M/T Celestial Sea in the Gulf of Oman, enforcing a strict blockade to force the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.