U.S. and Israel Sustain Strikes on Tehran Amid Strategic Diplomatic Push in Islamabad

U.S. Central Command and Israeli forces have maintained an aggressive campaign of precision strikes against Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) assets in Tehran over the last 24 hours. The operations have targeted command centers and ballistic missile capabilities across all branches of the IRGC. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that the IDF has been directed to sustain over 3,000 strikes to degrade the core systems of the Islamic regime, signaling a period of intense military pressure despite simultaneous diplomatic overtures from Washington. Parallel to the military campaign, a strategic shift in diplomacy is reportedly underway. Mediators are working to arrange high-level talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, as early as this week. Sources indicate that the U.S. may be bypassing traditional diplomatic channels to engage directly with senior Iranian decision-makers, such as Parliament Speaker Mohammad Qalibaf. This move follows President Trump’s recent characterization of talks as "productive" and coincides with an extension of a deal deadline to March 27. While the humanitarian situation in Tehran remains critical following the sustained strikes, no updated casualty figures have been released within the last news cycle. Energy markets also remain volatile due to previous disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, though no new economic measures or sanctions were announced in the past 24 hours. The focus remains on whether the Islamabad back-channel can produce a breakthrough before the end-of-week deadline.