US and Iran have each asserted that they control the Strait of Hormuz after another heavy exchange of fire
Fresh Iran-US strikes and Trump’s ceasefire comments have lifted oil prices and revived fears of conflict in the region
The US president says he’s called off a strike planned for Tuesday at the request of Gulf allies, but warns the military to be prepared for full, large-scale assault
The US and Iran have both signalled that they’re prepared to return to war
The US and Iran remain far apart in reaching a diplomatic solution to the conflict, with the US president called an Iranian proposal ‘a piece of garbage’
The US’s messaging is pinballing from declarations that the ceasefire is holding, to threats of new bombing
Trump advisers have stepped up their calls on China to help open the all-important waterway ahead of the Trump-Xi Beijing summit
The US fights to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as the UAE comes under attack in a test of Iran truce
US President Donald Trump says the US will ‘guide’ stranded ships from the Strait of Hormuz, starting Monday
Several plausible off-ramps exist that could cool tensions between the US and Iran without either side looking as though it’s capitulating
US President Donald Trump extended the truce in Iran a day before it was about to expire, even as a new round of peace talks is on hold
As the ceasefire draws to a close, Trump has declared he’s in no rush to end the conflict, while also expressing optimism about peace talks
Tensions between the US and Iran are sharpening in the Strait of Hormuz, amid uncertainty about further talks
From dropping bombs to pressuring banks, the US is upping the ante in its war with Iran by choking Tehran economically
Diplomats are trying to arrange new talks between the US and Iran as tensions over Strait of Hormuz rise
Trump says the US military has blockaded Iranian ports to pressure Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz and accept a deal to tend the war
The US military has said it will blockade Iranian ports after ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without agreement
Unless the US can bring Israel into line and convince Netanyahu to stop its action in Lebanon, the ceasefire will fall apart
The ‘fragile’ US-Israeli-Iranian ceasefire has been threatened as Israel expands Lebanon strikes and Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz again
The US, Israel and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire as Trump pulls back on his threats
