- Four killed in Lebanon -

Lebanon's health ministry said Israeli strikes killed four people in the country's south, despite a ceasefire that was extended this week in the war between Israel and militant group Hezbollah.

- German minesweeper -

Germany will soon send a minesweeper to the Mediterranean for a possible mission in the Strait of Hormuz after the end of the US-Iran war, a defence ministry spokeswoman tells AFP.

- US 'quagmire' -

The United States "is looking for a face-saving way to escape the war quagmire it has become trapped in", a spokesman for Iran's defence ministry said.

Iran's military also warned it would respond if the US maintains its blockade of Iranian ports, calling it "banditry".

- Pakistan talks -

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were headed to Pakistan, where Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, had arrivee, with the White House saying the two sides would have "talks".

Iranian state media said direct negotiations were not on the cards. It reported that Araghchi, in meetings on Saturday with Pakistani officials, conveyed Iran's views.

- Iran execution -

Iran extended its long series of executions carried out during the war with the capital punishment of a man its judiciary said had carried out a "mission" on behalf of Israel's spy agency during mass protests in January.

- Kuwait frees journalist -

An American-Kuwaiti journalist has been released after being held for weeks in Kuwait during a crackdown on sharing footage of the US-Iran war, a US State Department official said.

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, who has contributed to The New York Times, PBS, and Al Jazeera English, was arrested on March 3 for allegedly spreading false information, harming national security and misusing his mobile phone.

- US freezes crypto -

The United States has frozen $344 million in cryptocurrency assets over ties to Iran, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says, as Washington seeks to raise pressure on Tehran amid energy supply disruptions due to the war.

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