Iranian President PEZESHKIAN said threats must be removed and sanctions lifted through concrete actions to create conditions for dialogue.

Russian interior minister made a first visit to Pakistan last week, opening space for deeper bilateral cooperation, Nikkei Asia reports. A source on Russia-Pakistan ties said agreements from that visit, if implemented during Prime Minister Sharif’s planned trip to Moscow later this year, could deepen relations and pave the way for a possible Putin visit next year. Observers say economic cooperation will be central: Sahar Khan, a nonresident fellow at a New York-based global affairs institute, said Russia could become an important supplier of crude oil, wheat and fertilizer to Pakistan and a significant investor.

Semiconductor firms Skyechip and Saimemory plan to form a long-term partnership on AI storage solutions.