Media question likelihood of Iran-US deal within 48 hours
CNN has reported that a US-Iran agreement within 48 hours is doubtful, citing the lack of military representatives in the Iranian delegation.
CNN has reported that a US-Iran agreement within 48 hours is doubtful, citing the lack of military representatives in the Iranian delegation.
Iran is considering allowing European nations to remove mines from the Strait of Hormuz, a potential climbdown that could form part of a deal to normalize shipping in the waterway and ease peace negotiations with the United States, Bloomberg reported.
Stocks of key Pentagon munitions have declined to dangerously low levels, and US military commanders are seriously concerned about the state of the arsenals, CNN reported, citing sources.
The United States is preparing to announce temporary agreements with Iran and Oman on the issue of opening the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, the Axios portal reported, citing sources.
U.S. President Donald Trump has signalled that a possible breakthrough in talks with Iran could come within 48 hours, noting that the Strait of Hormuz will be opened for navigation very soon.
Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss efforts to ease tensions between Washington and Tehran, the office of the Qatari head of state said.
The United States and Iran are still working towards a deal, as no agreement has been reached yet, Qatari Foreign Ministry Spokesman Majed bin Mohammed Al-Ansari said.
Washington will not allow Iran to charge a toll for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. President Donald Trump said.
U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed that the United States fully controls the Strait of Hormuz and will also keep a naval blockade of Iran until a deal is signed or Tehran surrenders.
The U.S. military remains ready to deliver strikes against Iranian territory at a level "not seen since World War 2," Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has stated.
Reaching an agreement between Iran and Oman on a route through the Strait of Hormuz will not by itself mean that the waterway will immediately reopen to maritime traffic, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said.
The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) has asked military analysts to develop "unconventional" ideas for punishing Iran, CNN reported, citing sources.
Iran on Monday executed two men convicted of cooperation with Israel's intelligence agency Mossad, the news agency of the Iranian judiciary reported.
Spokesman for the Iranian parliament’s national security commission Hassan Ghashghavi said mediators are trying to revive the June memorandum of understanding with the U.S., Iranian news outlet SNN reports.
Washington and Tehran will primarily concentrate on restoring full commercial navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and lifting the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports during the talks announced earlier by U.S. President Donald Trump, AP reported, citing diplomatic sources in a Middle Eastern country serving as a mediator in the negotiations.
The United States and Iran are set to resume negotiations on August 3, U.S. President Donald Trump said.
US President Trump announced he had agreed to cancel a planned military operation against Iran to preserve the prospect of a negotiated agreement
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has carried out strikes on fighter jet hangars, satellite communication systems, and equipment warehouses at the Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base in Kuwait, the IRGC reported.
U.S. President Donald Trump is willing to give peace talks a chance but demands that Iran agree to a cease-fire, a US official told The New York Post.
No U.S. aircraft have been damaged as a result of Iran’s strikes on U.S. military bases in the Middle East, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said.