🛡️ CEASEFIRE TALKS FAIL AS ISRAEL PREPARES STRIKE OPTIONS, U.S. RESCUE OPERATIONS EXPAND, AND MULTI-ARENA IDF CAMPAIGN CONTINUES

🌍 CEASEFIRE DIPLOMACY STALLS: Iran declined a U.S.-proposed 48-hour ceasefire conveyed via intermediaries and continued its attacks instead of engaging diplomatically, while mediation efforts led by Pakistan failed to bring Tehran to talks. Turkey and Egypt are now exploring alternative venues such as Doha and Istanbul, but Qatar’s refusal to take a le…