US President Donald Trump said his administration had “very good discussions” with Iran during all-day negotiations on Tuesday, fuelling expectations of an imminent end to the five-month conflict.

Qatar said mediators were making progress in efforts to end the US-Iran war yesterday, although Tehran has denied President Donald Trump’s assertion that talks are already under way.

Iran's foreign ministry denied on Monday that negotiations with Washington were taking place, but Trump insisted they were. "We are talking right now," he said

Tehran believes Trump will yield under pressure, sources say

Iran denied any negotiations were taking place with the United States after President Donald Trump said new talks were due to begin yesterday in an effort to end their war, now in its sixth month.

President Donald Trump said late on Saturday the US would hold off on a fresh attack on Iran as long as a deal could be reached quickly to halt Iran’s nuclear ambitions and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Any country serving as defensive shield for America will be 'engulfed by the flames of war,' says Iran's military central command

US media reported Trump was considering renewed heavy attacks as soon as this weekend

Talks focus on Strait of Hormuz and de-escalation, says Pakistan Foreign Ministry official

Israeli forces will withdraw, and the International Stabilization Force will work with a new Palestinian police force to take responsibility for Gaza, he says

The US military said it struck dozens of Islamic Revolutionary Guard targets in Iran, including military command centres and drone facilities, in a two-hour operation launched after Tehran fired ballistic missiles at US forces in the Middle East.

The United States military launched "powerful" strikes on Iran on Thursday, in retaliation for Tehran's attacks targeting US bases in Jordan

The United States yesterday launched its first airstrikes in the Middle East since suspending its bombing campaign last week, hitting Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq jointly with Saudi Arabia, while Tehran spurned an Omani plan to manage the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran is expected to receive within weeks a first shipment of up to 400 Chinese‑made shoulder‑fired air‑defence missile launchers, three sources familiar with the deal told Reuters, as it rebuilds its defences amid war with the United States.

Iran’s judiciary yesterday announced the hanging of two men over charges relating to anti-government protests that peaked in January, with media reporting it took place in a public square.

Oman has won backing from Gulf states for a plan that would let Tehran collect voluntary fees to use the Strait of Hormuz, a Gulf source told Reuters yesterday, a path towards ending the disruption to oil trade caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran.

US President Donald Trump on Monday voiced optimism at the prospects for a negotiated peace deal with Iran, as the two sides held their fire for a third consecutive day

Insists on retaining control over the management of the Strait of Hormuz

Israel will allow a multinational security force ​to enter Gaza as proposed under US President Donald Trump's ceasefire plan for the ‌enclave

Iran and the United States held their fire Sunday, handing Gulf shipping and the oil industry a respite from missile strikes as Donald Trump's UN envoy said the president was "giving talks some space"