Iran fires on 3 ships in the Strait of Hormuz as US maintains blockade and diplomacy stalls

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP):- Iran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz and seized two of them on Wednesday, intensifying its assault on shipping in the key waterway. The attacks came a..

Trump says the US will extend its ceasefire with Iran at Pakistan’s request

ISLAMABAD (AP):- President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States was indefinitely extending its ceasefire with Iran — a day before it was to expire — as a new round of peace talks was on..

As US-Iran ceasefire deadline nears, uncertainty hangs over possible talks

ISLAMABAD (AP):- Last-minute ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran looked uncertain Tuesday as a two-week truce was set to expire and both countries warned that, without a deal, they..

Pakistan prepares for upcoming peace talks despite US seizure of Iranian cargo ship

WASHINGTON, (AP):- Pakistan is preparing for a new round of talks between the U.S. and Iran to resume on Tuesday, even as U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to throw cold water on hopes for..

Trump offers mixed messages about path ahead for US war against Iran

WASHINGTON (AP):- President Donald Trump offered mixed messages Monday about the path ahead for the U.S. war against Iran, declaring that he was in no rush to end the conflict while also expressing..

Trump says US negotiators will head to Pakistan on Monday for talks with Iran

WASHINGTON (AP):- President Donald Trump said U.S. negotiators will head to Pakistan on Monday for another round of talks with Iran, raising hopes of extending a fragile ceasefire set to expire..

Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again over US blockade and fires on ships

By SAM METZ and SAMY MAGDY, CAIRO (AP):- The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz escalated again Saturday as Iran reversed its reopening of the crucial waterway and fired on ships attempting to..

Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz, but Trump says blockade on Iranian ships and ports will stay in force

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB, ABBY SEWELL and MELANIE LIDMAN, BEIRUT (AP):- Iran said Friday it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, but President Donald Trump said the American..

Lebanon and Israel hold first direct diplomatic talks in decades in Washington

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and MATTHEW LEE, WASHINGTON (AP):- Lebanon and Israel held their first direct diplomatic talks in decades on Tuesday in Washington following more than a month of war between..

Israel and Lebanon agree to a 10-day ceasefire, Trump says

WASHINGTON, (AP):- U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 10-day pause in fighting between Israel and Lebanon starting on Thursday at 5 p.m. ET, following “excellent” conversations he had with..

Pakistani delegation arrives in Tehran in move to ease tensions and arrange more US-Iran talks

By SAMY MAGDY, SAM METZ, MUNIR AHMED and MIKE CORDER, CAIRO (AP):- Pakistan’s army chief arrived Wednesday for talks in Tehran in the latest diplomatic move to ease tensions in the Middle East..

Analysis: Trump declares victory, no matter what, and the Iran war is the latest example

By WILL WEISSERT, WASHINGTON (AP):- In the January 2004 pilot of “The Apprentice,” Donald Trump said something he would never admit today. “It wasn’t always so easy,” he intones via..

Israel and Lebanon hold rare direct talks as US and Iran deepen standoff

WASHINGTON, (AP):- Lebanon and Israel opened their first direct diplomatic talks in decades on Tuesday in Washington, as fierce fighting between the Israeli military and Hezbollah militants rocks..

Trump says US military has blockaded Iranian ports to pressure Tehran

By SAMY MAGDY, JULIA FRANKEL and MIKE CORDER, CAIRO (AP):- U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday the American military had begun a blockade of Iranian ports as part of his effort to force Tehran..

Trump vows to ‘kill’ Iranian warships that get near US blockade of ports

WASHINGTON, (AP):- The U.S. military has begun a blockade of all Iranian ports and coastal areas on Monday, tempering U.S. President Donald Trump’s earlier vow to entirely block the strategic..

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