These aspects should be considered by immigration authorities as "overwhelmingly negative," the newspaper noted.

“I think they are serious about getting themselves out of the mess that they’re in,” Rubio said in an interview with Fox News.

In a statement to Reuters, it said accusations that Chinese entities are stealing US AI intellectual property are baseless and amount to deliberate attempts to undermine China’s progress in the artificial intelligence sector.

The delegation had been scheduled to depart today, but Trump has now called off the visit during a conversation with US media.

The authorities further confirmed that the ship was subsequently seized in what they characterized as international waters.

He added that there is a strong possibility that Iran will host a Pakistani delegation later today as part of the ongoing diplomatic process.

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar announced that Islamabad would continue its mediation in the peace process between the two archenemies.

Speaking about the recent discussions with America on Sunday, the spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that no one had thought talks would end in an agreement in just one discussion.

Prime minister met the Iranian and US delegation in Islamabad

"In case it isn't complied with, which will not happen, 'The Shootin' starts,' and will start bigger and better than you have ever seen before," he continued.

The threats to maritime traffic are rising as the US-Israel conflict with Iran is escalating in the region.

The White House has signaled a willingness to escalate strikes if Iran refuses compliance. President Donald Trump warned that any refusal to acknowledge military defeat could provoke "a strike stronger than any before."

Turkey has criticised the European deployments to Cyprus as moves that risk dragging the island into the conflict.

He subsequently directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to take all necessary steps to ensure the safe repatriation of Pakistanis stranded in Iran.

The decision was announced after the US Department of the Treasury issued a special license through its Office of Foreign Assets Control authorizing the delivery and sale of Russian-origin crude and petroleum products already loaded on vessels.