What we're covering • Hectic diplomacy: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is headed to Russia and is expected to meet with President Vladimir Putin on Monday to discuss the status of negotiations , according to state media, after visiting with key mediators in Pakistan and Oman this weekend. Araghchi said earlier that it’s not clear if Washington is “truly serious about diplomacy” after US President Donald Trump scrapped plans for his envoys to visit Pakistan. • Peace talks stalled: Trump said talks will continue by phone after Iran declined to meet directly with American negotiators amid ongoing tensions over the Strait of Hormuz . “If they want to talk, they can come to us, or they can call us,” Trump said Sunday and reiterated that the war would “come to an end very soon .” • In Lebanon: The fragile ceasefire is under growing pressure as Israel and Hezbollah have increase...