Iran has reportedly submitted a new proposal that defers discussion of its nuclear programme until the war ends and disputes over Gulf shipping are resolved.

Three months after the United States and Israel staged an attack on Iran, a U.S. blockade and Tehran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz have created a deadlock, with neither side bending, economic pain deepening and the risk of ​renewed war rising.

Donald Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping offered to help the US negotiate with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump told Fox News that China’s heavy dependence on Gulf oil makes Beijing eager to keep the crucial trade route open and stable as tensions continue to rise in the Middle East.

US Iran news LIVE updates: Trump is pushing for a peace deal with Tehran amid zero concessions by Washington. Drones hit a UAE nuclear plant generator. Israel bombed 100 sites in Lebanon despite ceasefire extension.

The United States and Iran failed to reach an agreement after a day of highly anticipated face-to-face peace talks, Washington's lead negotiator Vice President J.D. Vance announced on Sunday.

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites. Following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire, initial U.S.-Iran talks ...

Vice President JD Vance said the US and Iran failed to strike a peace deal to end the six-week war rocking the Middle East, blaming Tehran’s refusal to give up its nuclear ambitions — leaving uncertainty over whether fighting will resume. Vance ...

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said Iran needed to move “fast” or risk facing devastating consequences. “For Iran, the clock is ticking,” he wrote.

Pakistan has passed Iran's revised 14-point proposal to the United States through backchannel talks, as pressure mounts to save a fragile ceasefire and fears grow that the window for diplomacy may be rapidly closing.

Each side blamed the other for the failure of the 21-hour negotiations to end fighting that has killed thousands and roiled the global economy.

US officials have nudged China to do more on the blocked Hormuz strait. President Xi doesn’t appear to have budged.