Iran war
Trump says Iran war will end soon as Qatari mediators return to Tehran
The U.S. president gave no details on how the war would end, while Iran and Washington remain apart on the nuclear issue, sanctions and a blockade of Iranian ports
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- U.S.-Iran talks Trump says Iran accepted nuclear inspections; Tehran says no plans The conflicting accounts follow U.S.-Iran talks in Switzerland and leave unclear whether IAEA inspectors will return to nuclear sites damaged in last year’s strikes
- Middle East Iran says it halted attacks after Trump urges both sides to stop The announcement followed Israeli strikes in Beirut, Iranian fire on Israel and Trump’s demand that Tehran and Israel “immediately stop ‘shooting
- Iran detention British couple jailed in Iran lose appeal, family says Lindsay and Craig Foreman, arrested during a round-the-world motorcycle trip, deny espionage charges and are on hunger strike in Tehran’s Evin prison
Iran diplomacy
Pezeshkian invokes Iran-Iraq War symbol as U.S. talks continue
A counterterrorism expert said the Iranian president’s Khorramshahr reference mapped a wartime sacrifice narrative onto current tensions with the U.S. and Israel
U.S.-Iran talks
Iran says U.S. deal is taking shape, but obstacles remain
Tehran says many points have been settled but no signing is imminent, as Trump and Rubio signal optimism over a possible pact to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz
Powder Keg on the Verge of Explosion:
Does Tehran View Trump's Proposal as More Devastating Than War?
Tehran says Pakistan-mediated exchanges are continuing, while Trump warns the U.S. is ready to move quickly if Iran does not provide what he called the “right answers
Iran-U.S. Ceasefire Talks
Iran Reviews U.S. Ceasefire Plan as Hormuz Fighting Tests Truce
Tehran has not formally answered Washington’s latest proposal, which links sanctions relief and access to the Strait of Hormuz to sweeping nuclear limits
Iran conflict
Iran says war has cost two million jobs as Hormuz disruption bites
A weakly captured live-update summary points to a continuing U.S.-Iran standoff in the Strait of Hormuz, while BBC reporting details widening layoffs across Iran’s economy
IMF sees deep contraction as blockade bites
IMF projects Iran’s economy will shrink 6.1% in 2026 as inflation soars and rial slides
War damage, a near-shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz and tightening sanctions have cut Iran off from trade, pushing prices higher and the currency to about 1.32 million rials per U.S. dollar, according to IMF and analyst estimates