Traffic has again seized up in the Strait of Hormuz as both Tehran and Washington impose separate blockades

Relying on single protector has limits, analyst says

Iran is considering attending peace talks with the United States in Pakistan, a senior Iranian official told Reuters yesterday, following moves by Islamabad to end a US blockade of Iran’s ports, a major hurdle for Tehran to rejoin peace efforts.

Pakistan source said Trump was told US blockade is obstacle to talks

Iran considering participation in peace talks but no decision made

He was willing to meet Iran’s leaders face to face after breakthrough in talks

Trump also said "the results in Iran will be amazing" in the post, which came as the United States prepared to resume negotiations in Pakistan

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates arrested members of an Iran-linked group that was plotting "terrorist" acts in the country, state security said

Ceasefire between the US and Iran appeared in jeopardy today

Migrant returned home via Azerbaijan after embassy-led evacuation amid escalating violence

Tehran insists missile and defensive capabilities not open to negotiation

Ceasefire between Iran and US set to expire Wednesday

Iran vows retaliation, calls US action ‘armed piracy’ 

Ambassador Kazem Jalali said the US and Israeli attacks on Iran had failed as their declared intention had been to enact regime change and yet the Islamic Republic was more united than before.

Fresh tensions mount as Iran vows response, skips new negotiations

The ongoing US blockade of Iranian ports has been a significant sticking point, an issue further complicated by an American destroyer on Sunday firing on and seizing an Iranian ship that tried to evade it

US Marines have custody of the Iranian vessel, he says

Shahbaz Sharif reaffirmed their commitment as a facilitator of peace and regional stability

'NO MORE MR NICE GUY' if Iran doesn't accept the deal, says Trump

US President Donald Trump yesterday said he was sending negotiators to Pakistan today for talks with Iran just days before a ceasefire in the Middle East expires, though Tehran has reportedly yet to decide whether it will participate.