India, April 25 -- United States envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are set to visit Pakistan on Saturday, the White House said, while Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has already reached Islamabad. This comes amid no clarity on whether a second round of talks will take place after the first meeting on April 11 ended without any agreement.

Washington and Tehran remain stuck in a costly deadlock as Iran has mostly shut the Strait of Hormuz, which usually handles one-fifth of global oil trade. Meanwhile, the US has blocked Iran's oil exports. Follow US-Iran war live updates here.

The conflict, now in its ninth week, has led energy prices to levels not seen in years. This has also added pressure on inflation and raised concerns ...