Planned Geneva talks are postponed

Iran said commercial vessels could use the Strait of Hormuz for the remainder of the ceasefire, while a senior Iranian official said ships needed coordination with the IRGC. The United States said its...

As G7 leaders considered the framework, Trump warned that the United States could resume bombing if he disliked the outcome. The threat sat uneasily beside the diplomatic language of ceasefire and...

US and Iranian officials said Trump and Pezeshkian electronically signed a 14-point memorandum extending the April ceasefire by 60 days to negotiate a final truce. Iran said it was in effect. The...

G7 leaders welcomed the US-Iran agreement and called for an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon. Their response highlighted that the conflict’s regional fronts were not automatically resolved by a...

Reuters reported that tankers began moving through Hormuz after the memorandum, while Iranian officials said technical talks required visible US implementation. Continued Israeli attacks in Lebanon...

Reuters reported a US-brokered Lebanon ceasefire, with Qatar and Iran involved in efforts to secure it, taking effect after exchanges of fire. Its separate negotiation and implementation underscored...

Trump announced an extension of the US-Iran ceasefire while waiting for an Iranian proposal and the conclusion of discussions, at Pakistan’s request. The extension was not a peace settlement: the...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described the blockade as “going global” as officials said talks might resume in Pakistan. The strategy shifted coercion from direct strikes toward maritime and...

An AP report said US and Iranian negotiators had reached a tentative understanding to extend the ceasefire by 60 days and begin new nuclear talks. The reported framework also contemplated easing the...

Russia’s push to secure control over eastern Caucasian khanates brought Qajar Iran into war. Iranica dates the war’s opening to June 1804, when Russian commander Pavel Tsitsianov appeared before...