The interim peace agreement was intended to end the war and pave the way for talks on Iran's nuclear programme, while also reopening the Strait of Hormuz and lifting a US blockade. However, negotiations have stalled,

US President Trump says that “pretty soon” he will declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory after Iran is defeated. Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem says the group will “not accept” the course of negotiations between Lebanese authorities and Israel,

Peace talks between the U.S. and Iran have shown no progress Monday as the ceasefire between the two countries is set to expire. Trade through the Strait of Hormuz has reached a three-month low as Iran claims to have full control over the waterway.

WASHINGTON — President Trump confirmed the US isn’t expanding the window for peace talks with Tehran on Monday as the US-Iran memorandum of understanding’s 60-day deadline for negogiations expired. “Well,

Trump answered a single word when asked about extending the expired agreement. Iran's price for peace now runs to sanctions relief, an end to the blockade, more than $100 billion in frozen assets and over $300 billion for war damage.

By Phil Stewart PANAMA CITY, Aug 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. military has enough assets to maintain a naval blockade of Iran indefinitely, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday, adding ships could be rotated in and out of the region as needed.

The Strait of Hormuz is at the centre of an increasingly tense confrontation between Iran and the United States, with both sides offering sharply dif

Trump says the U.S. naval blockade is being called “a wall of steel," and Iran can't do anything about it.