The monthly tally of laden liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers exiting the Strait of Hormuz reached its highest in October since the U.S.-Iran conflict disrupted shipping this year, vessel tracking data showed.
The conflict with Iran is rapidly nearing an end, but the United States wants a long-term solution that takes its allies’ interests into account, U.S. President Donald Trump said.
Iran does not intend to meet with the United States in Doha until Washington takes practical steps to meet its seven conditions, a senior Iranian security official said, commenting on media reports on the upcoming talks between Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei and U.S. Vice President JD Vance in Qatar.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has informed that he conveyed his concerns over the resumption of the U.S.-Iran war in his recent conversations with U.S. President Donald Trump, stressing Ankara’s continued engagement with both sides to prevent escalation in the region.
Negotiations between Iran and the United States are impossible while the maritime blockade and the war continue and Iranian assets remain frozen, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei said.
No progress has been made at the U.S.-Iran talks, and the two sides are not close to any breakthrough there, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said before flying for a G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Paris.
Oil prices fell on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump downplayed the likelihood of renewed strikes on Iran, though attacks on ships near the Strait of Hormuz kept supply concerns in focus.
U.S. President Donald Trump said that a new task force is in place to disrupt land routes into Iran that the US military says are used for shipments of weapons and illicit materials.
After weeks of rumors that the U.S. and Israel were preparing new strikes on Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump said it was "highly unlikely" that he would order a new escalation as the Iranians "want to make a deal so badly."
The United States is considering resuming the military operation against Iran on November 9, Fox News reported, citing sources.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi spoke by phone, Turkish diplomatic sources said Thursday.
Disagreements over the next steps regarding Iran have intensified within the U.S. administration following the midterm congressional elections, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources.
The statement was made following the interception of a US MQ-1 drone over Qeshm Island in southern Iran
The United States does not see the need to use nuclear weapons against Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump told Politico in a phone interview.
Iran said that Washington's response to its demands was "not convincing," insisting that the Strait of Hormuz would reopen only after the U.S. fulfilled seven Iranian conditions.
Earlier reports said that Iran had proposed a seven-point plan to the US
Recognition of Iran's sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz is one of the requirements for ensuring security in the region, Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Army and Commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters Major General Ali Abdollahi said.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he was in no hurry to resume military strikes against Iran but warned that the U.S. will give Iran "the hammer" soon if the latest round of peace talks are not fruitful, Fox News reported.
The U.S. military struck Iran’s Qeshm Island on Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Previously, the Iranian Foreign Ministry indicated that the US would also choose this path
