Araghchi said that Tehran will continue military action until the US ends the "illegal war". The remarks come after Trump said the United States was not ready to make a deal with Iran because "the terms aren't good enough yet".

President Trump confirms talks with Iran amid the third week of war; Tehran not ready for a deal. Israeli military launches wide-scale strikes on Tehran.

Iran, for its part, has rejected the possibility of any ceasefire until U.S. and Israeli strikes end, two senior Iranian sources told Reuters.

Iranian intelligence has sent word to the United States it could be prepared to open talks on how to end the war, according to people familiar with the indirect messages, but US officials say there are no negotiations currently underway and that potential “off ramps” are unlikely to materialize in the near term.

The talks sought to de-escalate tensions after Washington bombed Iranian nuclear sites and Tehran launched a bloody crackdown on nationwide protests.

Israel and Iran continues to rage in the Middle East, and with the Strait of Hormuz closed, energy prices remain at high levels. The conflict has now crossed the two-week mark, but fighting is expected to rage for at least a few more weeks.

War in West Asia deepens as US-Israel strikes kill Iran’s supreme leader, triggering regional retaliation and raising fears of a wider confrontation that could destabilise energy markets and global se

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed frustration that the Iran war has stalled his own country’s peace talks — and that President Trump wasn’t putting more pressure

President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have been accused of having a glib attitude towards the Iran War.