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The top photos of the day by AP photojournalists

2026-04-28 10:39 Last Updated At:10:40

From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump along with Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla walk on the South Lawn to visit the White House garden and bee hive at the White House, Monday, April 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump along with Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla walk on the South Lawn to visit the White House garden and bee hive at the White House, Monday, April 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

Horses come off the track after a workout at Churchill Downs Monday, April 27, 2026, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Horses come off the track after a workout at Churchill Downs Monday, April 27, 2026, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Alexander Zverev of Germany eyes the ball during his match against Terence Atmane of France during the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Alexander Zverev of Germany eyes the ball during his match against Terence Atmane of France during the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Children stand next to police officers during a visit from World Food Programme advisor Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Children stand next to police officers during a visit from World Food Programme advisor Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

The hat worn by campaigner Joseph Afrane as Reform UK holds a 'national fuel tax protest' to protest against the Government's plans to raise fuel duty for the first time in 15 years, in London, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

The hat worn by campaigner Joseph Afrane as Reform UK holds a 'national fuel tax protest' to protest against the Government's plans to raise fuel duty for the first time in 15 years, in London, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Relatives of victims embrace in front of a bus hit by an explosive device on the Pan-American Highway in Cajibio, Colombia, Saturday, April 25, 2026, after an attack blamed by authorities on dissident groups of the former FARC rebels killed at least a dozen people. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)

Relatives of victims embrace in front of a bus hit by an explosive device on the Pan-American Highway in Cajibio, Colombia, Saturday, April 25, 2026, after an attack blamed by authorities on dissident groups of the former FARC rebels killed at least a dozen people. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)

A camel train is lead along the sand at Birubi Beach, north of Newcastle, Australia, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

A camel train is lead along the sand at Birubi Beach, north of Newcastle, Australia, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Floodwaters cover agricultural land and residential buildings after heavy rains caused water levels to rise at the Al-Siha Dam, affecting several nearby villages in Hmeimat al-Deir, northwestern Syria, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Floodwaters cover agricultural land and residential buildings after heavy rains caused water levels to rise at the Al-Siha Dam, affecting several nearby villages in Hmeimat al-Deir, northwestern Syria, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Corgis compete during the Czech Corgi Run event in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Corgis compete during the Czech Corgi Run event in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Fadi Al Zein, left, who lost both his homes in Israeli strikes in his village of Khiam and in Dahiyeh, searches through the rubble of his heavily damaged home as a child stands nearby, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Fadi Al Zein, left, who lost both his homes in Israeli strikes in his village of Khiam and in Dahiyeh, searches through the rubble of his heavily damaged home as a child stands nearby, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Palestinians mourn over Naya Al-Tanani, killed in an Israeli strike, at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Yousef Alzanoun)

Palestinians mourn over Naya Al-Tanani, killed in an Israeli strike, at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Yousef Alzanoun)

Relatives of victims pay respects at the site of an attack on the Pan-American Highway in Cajibio, Colombia, Sunday, April 26, 2026, where at least a dozen people were killed in an attack authorities blamed on dissident groups of the former FARC rebels. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)

Relatives of victims pay respects at the site of an attack on the Pan-American Highway in Cajibio, Colombia, Sunday, April 26, 2026, where at least a dozen people were killed in an attack authorities blamed on dissident groups of the former FARC rebels. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)

A Palestinian couple poses for a selfie as they get married in a mass wedding ceremony in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

A Palestinian couple poses for a selfie as they get married in a mass wedding ceremony in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

A cow walks along the edge of a pond amid a drought in Foard County, Texas, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Shapley)

A cow walks along the edge of a pond amid a drought in Foard County, Texas, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Shapley)

Fish vendors wait for customers at a market in Omdurman, on the outskirts of Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Fish vendors wait for customers at a market in Omdurman, on the outskirts of Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

The Milky Way stretches across the night sky as seen from the Atacama Desert, Chile, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

The Milky Way stretches across the night sky as seen from the Atacama Desert, Chile, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

A woman walks past an anti-U.S. graffiti painted on the wall of the Tehran University on Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) street in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

A woman walks past an anti-U.S. graffiti painted on the wall of the Tehran University on Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) street in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Mercedes Lopez Rey, 83, stands in her one-room apartment in Old Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Mercedes Lopez Rey, 83, stands in her one-room apartment in Old Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Bayern's Giulia Gwinn, left, and Barcelona's Esmee Brugts go for a header during the Women's Champions League semifinal first leg soccer match between Bayern Munich and Barcelona in Munich, Germany, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Bayern's Giulia Gwinn, left, and Barcelona's Esmee Brugts go for a header during the Women's Champions League semifinal first leg soccer match between Bayern Munich and Barcelona in Munich, Germany, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Nelly Korda celebrates by jumping in the water after winning the Chevron Championship LPGA golf tournament Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Nelly Korda celebrates by jumping in the water after winning the Chevron Championship LPGA golf tournament Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

A young couple hold hands while marching with tens of thousands down Lisbon's Liberdade Avenue, Saturday, April 25, 2026, celebrating the anniversary of the April 25 1974 Carnations Revolution that restored democracy in Portugal. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

A young couple hold hands while marching with tens of thousands down Lisbon's Liberdade Avenue, Saturday, April 25, 2026, celebrating the anniversary of the April 25 1974 Carnations Revolution that restored democracy in Portugal. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House after an unspecified threat at the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House after an unspecified threat at the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Secret service agents respond during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)

Secret service agents respond during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)

U.S. Secret Service agents respond near President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

U.S. Secret Service agents respond near President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Red flowers lie on a bas-relief of firefighter Georgy Popov atop of his grave at the Mitinskoye Cemetery where several victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster are buried, marking the 40th anniversary of the explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, outside Moscow, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Red flowers lie on a bas-relief of firefighter Georgy Popov atop of his grave at the Mitinskoye Cemetery where several victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster are buried, marking the 40th anniversary of the explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, outside Moscow, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump along with Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla walk on the South Lawn to visit the White House garden and bee hive at the White House, Monday, April 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump along with Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla walk on the South Lawn to visit the White House garden and bee hive at the White House, Monday, April 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

Horses come off the track after a workout at Churchill Downs Monday, April 27, 2026, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Horses come off the track after a workout at Churchill Downs Monday, April 27, 2026, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Alexander Zverev of Germany eyes the ball during his match against Terence Atmane of France during the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Alexander Zverev of Germany eyes the ball during his match against Terence Atmane of France during the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Children stand next to police officers during a visit from World Food Programme advisor Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Children stand next to police officers during a visit from World Food Programme advisor Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

The hat worn by campaigner Joseph Afrane as Reform UK holds a 'national fuel tax protest' to protest against the Government's plans to raise fuel duty for the first time in 15 years, in London, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

The hat worn by campaigner Joseph Afrane as Reform UK holds a 'national fuel tax protest' to protest against the Government's plans to raise fuel duty for the first time in 15 years, in London, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Relatives of victims embrace in front of a bus hit by an explosive device on the Pan-American Highway in Cajibio, Colombia, Saturday, April 25, 2026, after an attack blamed by authorities on dissident groups of the former FARC rebels killed at least a dozen people. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)

Relatives of victims embrace in front of a bus hit by an explosive device on the Pan-American Highway in Cajibio, Colombia, Saturday, April 25, 2026, after an attack blamed by authorities on dissident groups of the former FARC rebels killed at least a dozen people. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)

A camel train is lead along the sand at Birubi Beach, north of Newcastle, Australia, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

A camel train is lead along the sand at Birubi Beach, north of Newcastle, Australia, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Floodwaters cover agricultural land and residential buildings after heavy rains caused water levels to rise at the Al-Siha Dam, affecting several nearby villages in Hmeimat al-Deir, northwestern Syria, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Floodwaters cover agricultural land and residential buildings after heavy rains caused water levels to rise at the Al-Siha Dam, affecting several nearby villages in Hmeimat al-Deir, northwestern Syria, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Corgis compete during the Czech Corgi Run event in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Corgis compete during the Czech Corgi Run event in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Fadi Al Zein, left, who lost both his homes in Israeli strikes in his village of Khiam and in Dahiyeh, searches through the rubble of his heavily damaged home as a child stands nearby, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Fadi Al Zein, left, who lost both his homes in Israeli strikes in his village of Khiam and in Dahiyeh, searches through the rubble of his heavily damaged home as a child stands nearby, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Palestinians mourn over Naya Al-Tanani, killed in an Israeli strike, at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Yousef Alzanoun)

Palestinians mourn over Naya Al-Tanani, killed in an Israeli strike, at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Yousef Alzanoun)

Relatives of victims pay respects at the site of an attack on the Pan-American Highway in Cajibio, Colombia, Sunday, April 26, 2026, where at least a dozen people were killed in an attack authorities blamed on dissident groups of the former FARC rebels. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)

Relatives of victims pay respects at the site of an attack on the Pan-American Highway in Cajibio, Colombia, Sunday, April 26, 2026, where at least a dozen people were killed in an attack authorities blamed on dissident groups of the former FARC rebels. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)

A Palestinian couple poses for a selfie as they get married in a mass wedding ceremony in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

A Palestinian couple poses for a selfie as they get married in a mass wedding ceremony in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

A cow walks along the edge of a pond amid a drought in Foard County, Texas, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Shapley)

A cow walks along the edge of a pond amid a drought in Foard County, Texas, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Shapley)

Fish vendors wait for customers at a market in Omdurman, on the outskirts of Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Fish vendors wait for customers at a market in Omdurman, on the outskirts of Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

The Milky Way stretches across the night sky as seen from the Atacama Desert, Chile, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

The Milky Way stretches across the night sky as seen from the Atacama Desert, Chile, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

A woman walks past an anti-U.S. graffiti painted on the wall of the Tehran University on Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) street in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

A woman walks past an anti-U.S. graffiti painted on the wall of the Tehran University on Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) street in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Mercedes Lopez Rey, 83, stands in her one-room apartment in Old Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Mercedes Lopez Rey, 83, stands in her one-room apartment in Old Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Bayern's Giulia Gwinn, left, and Barcelona's Esmee Brugts go for a header during the Women's Champions League semifinal first leg soccer match between Bayern Munich and Barcelona in Munich, Germany, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Bayern's Giulia Gwinn, left, and Barcelona's Esmee Brugts go for a header during the Women's Champions League semifinal first leg soccer match between Bayern Munich and Barcelona in Munich, Germany, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Nelly Korda celebrates by jumping in the water after winning the Chevron Championship LPGA golf tournament Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Nelly Korda celebrates by jumping in the water after winning the Chevron Championship LPGA golf tournament Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

A young couple hold hands while marching with tens of thousands down Lisbon's Liberdade Avenue, Saturday, April 25, 2026, celebrating the anniversary of the April 25 1974 Carnations Revolution that restored democracy in Portugal. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

A young couple hold hands while marching with tens of thousands down Lisbon's Liberdade Avenue, Saturday, April 25, 2026, celebrating the anniversary of the April 25 1974 Carnations Revolution that restored democracy in Portugal. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House after an unspecified threat at the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House after an unspecified threat at the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Secret service agents respond during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)

Secret service agents respond during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)

U.S. Secret Service agents respond near President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

U.S. Secret Service agents respond near President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Red flowers lie on a bas-relief of firefighter Georgy Popov atop of his grave at the Mitinskoye Cemetery where several victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster are buried, marking the 40th anniversary of the explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, outside Moscow, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Red flowers lie on a bas-relief of firefighter Georgy Popov atop of his grave at the Mitinskoye Cemetery where several victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster are buried, marking the 40th anniversary of the explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, outside Moscow, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United States and Iran are close to signing an agreement aimed at ending their war, three regional officials told The Associated Press on Friday. A senior U.S. official said the tentative deal includes terms for removing and destroying nuclear material from Iran.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted Friday on X that an agreement “has never been closer.” He gave no details, saying a final deal was still pending. U.S. President Donald Trump shared Araghchi's post on his own social media.

The apparent breakthrough in negotiations comes after Iran exchanged fire with the U.S. and Israel over three days this week, threatening to return the Middle East to full-scale war.

Trump has said multiple times in recent weeks that the countries were on the cusp of a deal. The war launched by the U.S. and Israel on Feb. 28 has rattled the Middle East and virtually shut down oil and natural gas shipments from the Persian Gulf. A fragile ceasefire has been in place since April 7.

The regional officials said the emerging deal is expected to pave the way for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, the phased lifting of sanctions on Iran, and the release of frozen Iranian assets. These officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the negotiations, declined to discuss further details.

A senior U.S. official said key terms in the emerging agreement include the removal and destruction of Iran’s nuclear material and the dismantling of Tehran's nuclear program. The terms also include Iran agreeing not to fund terrorist groups, the official said.

The U.S. official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to provide details about the sensitive talks.

Underscoring the fragility of the talks, Trump on Friday lashed out at Iranian officials on social media and said: “They better get their act together, and FAST!”

Iran's nuclear program has been a key point of division. The U.S. and Israel fear it could lead to an atomic weapon — a main reason their leaders cited for going to war. Tehran has insisted its nuclear efforts are for peaceful purposes.

Also critical is Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane for oil and natural gas. Disruption of transit through the strait has crimped global energy supplies, driven up fuel prices and made food and other basics more expensive well beyond the region.

The U.S. has responded since mid-April with a naval blockade of Iranian ports to choke off Iran’s own oil exports.

The regional officials said they expect a signing ceremony for the agreement in the coming days after officials in Washington and Tehran approve it.

“This deal has the potential to remake the region and lead to lasting peace,” U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Friday in a social media post, without releasing details.

Trump on Thursday claimed significant progress in the negotiations, just hours after he threatened to escalate attacks and seize Iran’s oil industry. Esmail Baghaei, a spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, said on state television that mediators were active and the text of a deal was “mostly finalized.”

There was no immediate comment Friday from Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry, which has been leading efforts to mediate a deal between the U.S. and Iran. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tahir Andrabi had said Thursday that Pakistan remained involved in negotiations.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel is not a party to the deal being negotiated. He said in a statement Friday that he and Trump were in “full agreement” that Iran must not have nuclear weapons.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a separate statement that Israel also expects Trump to uphold key Israeli interests, including weakening Iran's missile program and proxy network.

Katz warned that Israel could still act independently toward Iran and that the country would not pull out of the zones it is occupying in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza, nor would it withdraw from the northern refugee camps of the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Iran has insisted that any deal to end the war must also end fighting in Lebanon between its ally militia Hezbollah and Israel. Netanyahu appears intent on pursuing his goal of destroying the militant group, complicating negotiations between Iran and the U.S.

The deal was largely being brokered by Pakistan, led by its army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, the regional officials said, with backing from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, and Qatar.

Binkley reported from Washington and Bynum reported from Savannah, Georgia. Associated Press journalists Julia Frankel in Jerusalem and Michelle L. Price in Washington contributed.

FILE - Vice President JD Vance, left, talks to Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshall Asim Munir, right, and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, center, before boarding Air Force Two after attending talks on Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool, File)

FILE - Vice President JD Vance, left, talks to Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshall Asim Munir, right, and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, center, before boarding Air Force Two after attending talks on Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool, File)

President Donald Trump is pictured during an event where he signs a proclamation about the fishing industry, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, June 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

President Donald Trump is pictured during an event where he signs a proclamation about the fishing industry, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, June 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Residents swim and play in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz while cargo ships and commercial vessels lie anchored in the distance off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, June 10, 2026.(Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)

Residents swim and play in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz while cargo ships and commercial vessels lie anchored in the distance off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, June 10, 2026.(Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)

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