The two countries held second round of indirect talks in Switzerland's Geneva, which he described as "more constructive" than the previous round earlier this month.

Iran has declared the Strait of Hormuz closed and threatened to set fire to any ships that try to pass through as the widening war in Iran grinds tanker traffic through the crucial waterway to a halt. The Strait of Hormuz is the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which about a fifth of the world's oil passes.

Iran's threat to close the Strait of Hormuz has halted shipments, raised oil prices and increased risks of global supply delays.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Attacks on commercial ships in the Persian Gulf continued on Wednesday, as global energy concerns mounted and the Strait of Hormuz, a key passageway for oil shipping, remained effectively closed. The attacks came as the ...

The ongoing American-Israeli war on Iran, for all its complexity and global effects, boils down to a single question: Who can take the pain the longest? A

The Strait of Hormuz is the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which about a fifth of the world's oil passes.

The Strait of Hormuz is the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which about a fifth of the world's oil passes. Tankers traveling through the strait, which is bordered in the north by Iran, carry oil and gas from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Qatar, Bahrain, the UAE and Iran. Most of that oil goes to Asia.

The attacks against shipping vessels came as the U.S. said it destroyed more than a dozen mine-laying Iranian ships to prevent the Strait's closure

New attacks hit three commercial ships in the Gulf on Wednesday, setting at least one vessel on fire, as Iran pressed its campaign against its energy-exporting neighbours and forced world