The US and Iran stuck to opposing stances yesterday over Tehran’s uranium stockpile and controls on the Strait of Hormuz, although US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there had been “some good signs” in talks.

Trump says talks on 'borderline'

Pakistan continues to mediate between two sides

Trump says he came within an hour of restarting the wa

Iran uses checkpoints, vetting, and selective fees to control Hormuz transit, IRGC central to process

Iran claims new military gains and warns the next phase of conflict would bring “many more surprises”

Iran’s army yesterday warned it would “open new fronts” against the United States if it resumes attacks, after President Donald Trump said he had held off launching a new offensive in hopes of striking a deal.

US President said he was planning major new assault on Iran, but held off as he saw hope for securing a so far elusive agreement to end the war

Businesses are grappling with soaring energy prices, fractured supply ‌chains and trade routes severed by Iran's chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz

17-year-old daughter among dead; emergency workers search rubble for survivors

Flying back from Beijing on Friday after two days of talks with Xi, Trump said he was considering whether to lift US sanctions on Chinese oil companies buying Iranian oil. China is the biggest buyer of Iranian oil.

However, Xi did not comment on his discussions with Trump about Iran

For weeks before US President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing, his administration pressed China to lean on Iran amid negotiations for a peace deal.

Iran yesterday said it had “received messages” from the United States expressing willingness to continue talks, as US President Donald Trump urged Tehran to accept a deal soon to end the war in the Middle East.

Trump considers lifting sanctions on Chinese oil firms buying Iranian crude

Araghchi spoke a day after US President Donald Trump said Xi Jinping had offered China's help to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Says after Israel demanded it as a goal

US President Donald Trump discussed the Iran war with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing yesterday, as new attacks on vessels near the Strait of Hormuz underscored the cost of a prolonged stalemate, with peace talks stalled.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said President Xi Jinping had offered China's help to open the Strait of Hormuz and pledged not to send military equipment to aid Iran

A ship off the UAE coast near the Strait of Hormuz has been taken by unknown people and is now headed towards Iranian territorial waters, a UK maritime agency said on Thursday.