President Trump is expected to encourage China to pressure Iran into making a deal to end the war when he visits Beijing later this week and meets with President Xi Jinping.

The testy U.S.-Iran ceasefire began in mid-April after Trump threatened to destroy Iran's "whole civilization" if no deal was struck.

US President Donald Trump says he views the Iran war as "very close to over" in his latest comments amid a fragile ceasefire between the two countries.

Iran and the United States have reached an impasse again over how to end their war. Their ceasefire is growing increasingly shaky.

P resident Trump really, really wants the war with Iran to end. He has declared victory many times, including about three weeks ago, when Iran briefly reopened the Strait of Hormuz. He has repeatedly extended his cease-fire deadlines instead of following through on his (sometimes-apocalyptic) threats to resume hostilities.

Trump threatens Iran with "higher level" strikes if it won't accept a peace deal, but says it's too soon for direct talks after reporting diplomatic progress.

US-Iran war LIVE updates: Tehran has not yet responded to a US proposal aimed at extending a fragile truce and starting peace talks, leaving Donald Trump waiting for an answer. Britain is deploying the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon to the Gulf as part of efforts around Hormuz.