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.

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.

Vice President JD Vance and White House officials departed Islamabad, Pakistan after failing to reach a peace agreement with Iran on Sunday.

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 U.S. and Iran seemed far apart on a deal to end weeks of war and reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, as a drone attack sparked a fire at a United Arab Emirates nuclear plant,

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.

US rejects Iran’s updated war-ending proposal, calling it insufficient and warning it could risk resuming hostilities, Axios reported.

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.

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 ...

The U.S. and Iran appeared no closer to reaching a deal to end weeks of conflict and fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz, even after President Donald Trump’s meetings in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping,