An Iranian delegation headed by Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf and a US delegation led by Vice President JD Vance are scheduled to meet in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Saturday, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, after Iran and the US began a two-week ceasefire on Wednesday.

Israeli strikes on Lebanon continued on Wednesday, increasing the death toll in recent Israeli attacks to 254 people, according to Lebanon's civil defense department.

Iran announced alternative routes in the Strait of Hormuz, citing "the possibility of various anti-ship mines in the main traffic zone of the Strait,"Iranian Students' News Agency reported on Thursday morning, citing an IRGC Navy statement.