Plans for another round of in-person talks are being discussed, the White House says, after negotiations in Islamabad last weekend ended without a deal.

US destroyer stops two Iranian oil tankers after Trumps blockade begins, highlighting rising tensions over the Strait of Hormuz and global oil flows.

Tehran rejects US conditions on nuclear arms; sanctions relief and strait control fuel diplomatic deadlock in Islamabad.

The US and Iran have agreed in principle to resume talks, although no date or venue has been finalised yet. Multiple nations, including Pakistan, Egypt and Turkey, are helping push both sides toward a possible understanding amid rising Middle East tensions.

CAIRO (AP) — Pakistan’s army chief arrived Wednesday for talks in Tehran in the latest diplomatic move to ease tensions in the Middle East and arrange a second round of negotiations between the United States and Iran after almost seven weeks of war.

Iran has countered with a 10-point plan of its own. It calls for Iranian control over the strait, an end to the war and halting attacks on its proxies, including the powerful Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon as well as demands for compensation for the damage wrought by the war.

Analyst says Iran's delay in burying Supreme Leader Khamenei over 40 days after his killing reveals a deepening crisis inside the Islamic Republic.

Donald Trump reacted to news reports that China is preparing to ship weapons to Iran. "I doubt they would do that... but if we catch them doing that, they get a 50% tariff, which is a staggering amount,