Official reports 10 sailors injured, 5 missing after overnight attack

Iran's military said the US targeted two ships entering the Strait of Hormuz and carried out strikes on Iranian territory. The US military said it fired in response to Iranian attacks.

Tehran and Washington have scaled back ambitions for a sweeping settlement as differences persist

The United States was waiting yesterday for Iran to respond to its latest proposed deal to end the war in the Middle East and to reopen the key shipping lane out of the Gulf.

Panama-flagged HMM Namu, a cargo ship carrying 24 crew members, was struck on Monday

Despite Trump's optimism, Iran has yet to respond to a new US proposal, with its chief negotiator warning that Washington was seeking to force the Islamic republic's "surrender."

The United States and Pakistan, a key mediator in the Middle East war, expressed new hope of talks leading to a peace deal with Iran yesterday, after sources said Washington and Tehran were closing in on a one-page memorandum to end the war in the Gulf.

President Donald Trump issued an ultimatum Wednesday for Iran to accept a deal to end the war or face renewed, more intense US bombing, in the latest of a series of abrupt policy shifts

Earlier, Trump announced a pause to "Project Freedom"

Rubio's remarks came after Washington's top military officer said American forces remain ready to resume combat operations if ordered, as clashes in the vital waterway threatened to unravel a fragile ceasefire.

There was no immediate reaction from Tehran, where it was very early on Wednesday morning.

US forces are ready to resume combat operations against Iran if ordered, Washington’s top military officer said yesterday, as the Pentagon threatened a “devastating” response to Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in the Hormuz strait.

German, French, British leaders press Tehran to resume negotiations

Iran would need around a year to build a weapon if leaders decided to pursue that path, sources say

The UAE, a close US ally and key Arab partner of Israel, said it came under a barrage of missiles and drones from Iran

Six Iranian fast boats destroyed; drones and cruise missiles intercepted

Tensions rose in the Strait of Hormuz yesterday as both the United States and Iran claimed attacks on vessels, with Donald Trump warning Iran that its forces would be “blown off the face of the earth” if they targeted US ships guiding vessels through the strait.

Iran military tells US Navy to steer clear

Military says foreign armed forces will be 'targeted and attacked' if they approach

Negotiations between the two countries have been deadlocked since a ceasefire came into effect on April 8, and Iran's stranglehold on the strategic strait following US-Israeli attacks on Tehran has been a main point of contention