Iran negotiations

Trump says US to begin escorting ships out of Persian Gulf through Strait of Hormuz

"This process, Project Freedom, will begin Monday morning, Middle East time," US President Donald Trump said in a statement published in Truth Social.

US President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One upon his arrival at Ocala International Airport in Ocala, Florida, US, May 1, 2026.
Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, April 29, 2026.

Iranian official says conflict with US 'likely' to restart after Trump rejects proposal

US President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One upon his arrival at Ocala International Airport in Ocala, Florida, US, May 1, 2026.

Trump says Iran war 'terminated,' as war powers deadline arrives

US President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport on May 01, 2026 in Palm Beach, Florida.

US rejects Iran's offer to open Hormuz without nuclear talks, pushes for Aoun-Netanyahu meeting


IMF warns Strait of Hormuz might never be back to normal

The IMF warned that the situation at Hormuz could be similar to the one in Bab-al-Mandeb, where shipping lanes haven’t yet recovered ever since the first Houthi attack.

A map showing the Strait of Hormuz is seen in this illustration taken June 22, 2025.

Trump to cancel Iran's ceasefire profit with full Hormuz blockade

Trump added that he has instructed the US Navy to interdict every vessel in international waters that had paid a toll to Iran.

US President Donald Trump walks toward reporters before answering questions prior to boarding Air Force One on April 10, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. President Trump is traveling to Charlottesville, Virginia.

Pakistan Defense Minister deletes anti-Israel post from X after diplomatic backlash

Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif briefly posted a message on X accusing Israel of carrying out “genocide” and using language Israeli officials condemned as inflammatory and offensive.

Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif speaks during an interview with Reuters in Islamabad, Pakistan, October 20, 2025.

US to demand freeing of American detainees in Iran as part of Islamabad negotiations - report

The Washington Post reported that it's not clear the grade of importance that the delegation, led by US Vice President JD Vance, will place on this demand.

US VICE President JD Vance speaks to the media before boarding Air Force Two to return to Washington, DC, after the White House announced he would be leading the US delegation in upcoming peace talks with Iran, from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport in Budapest, Hungary, April 8, 202

Trump: Iranians only alive to negotiate, have no cards but 'short-term extortion' with Hormuz

"The Iranians don’t seem to realize they have no cards, other than a short-term extortion of the world by using international waterways," Trump posted on Truth Social.

US President Donald Trump gives a press conference in the White House, April 6, 2026.

One man killed, several injured in Iran missile barrage, IDF conducts wave of strikes in Beirut

Witkoff says he 'thinks' meetings with Iran will happen this week • IAF intercepts over 90% of drones launched by Iran, Hezbollah, IDF says • IDF conducts wave of strikes in Beirut.

Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a missile fired from Iran toward Israel killed one person in Tel Aviv, March 28, 2026.

Trump: Iran ‘begging’ for deal as pressure mounts on Tehran

In a post on Truth Social, Trump described the Iranian delegation as “very different and ‘strange,’” and asserted that Tehran has been “militarily obliterated” with “zero chance of a comeback.”

US President Donald Trump returns to the White House, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Washington, DC, US, March 1, 2026.

Trump grants Iranian request to pause strikes, two IDF soldiers killed in southern Lebanon

Two IDF soldiers killed in southern Lebanon • IDF continues strikes in Tehran overnight • One killed, 25 injured in Nahariya by Hezbollah rocket fire

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 19, 2026.

US-Iran nuclear talks were 'positive,' next round to be held in Vienna, source tells 'Post'

This diplomatic meeting is seen as a pivotal moment for both nations and a last chance to avoid a military confrontation.

Demonstrators hold the "Lion and Sun" pre-Iranian Revolution national flags during a protest against Iran's government in front of the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland, February 26, 2026

Iran could dilute 60% enriched uranium if all US sanctions lifted, nuclear official says

Earlier this week, Tehran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said a complete halt to uranium enrichment was absolutely unacceptable to Iran.

Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), speaks at the opening of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, September 15, 2025