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.

Later on Friday, during a speech in Florida, Trump said the United States would not end its confrontation with Iran early "and then have the problem arise in three more years."

Strikes on UAE territory and maritime assets have drawn new scrutiny to Emirati air defenses, Israeli support, and Washington’s pause of Project Freedom in the Strait of Hormuz Iran’s latest missile and drone attacks claimed by the United Arab Emirates have pushed the Gulf conflict into a more volatile phase,

WASHINGTON, United States – US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he believed a deal with Iran was “very possible” but threatened to again bomb the country if negotiations fell apart. Despite Trump’s optimism,

Through a mix of repeated strikes and ongoing threats against cargo vessels and oil tankers, Tehran has effectively disrupted traffic through this crucial oil route.

President Trump on Friday said Iran’s latest proposal to end the ongoing war with the US is a non-starter — and that all options, including further military strikes, are on the table. “We just had a conversation with Iran,

According to the Lebanese authorities, Israeli strikes in Lebanon have killed more than 2,700 people since March 2, including dozens since the April 17 ceasefire, Al Jazeera reported. The Israeli military has said that 17 soldiers and a civilian contractor had also been killed in the fighting.

NDTV’s Aaquil Jameel reports from inside Golestan Palace, the historic UNESCO-listed complex in central Tehran that suffered damage during the recent aerial campaign. The 19th-century Qajar-era palace,

President Trump said Tuesday he's suspending the new U.S. military operation in the Strait of Hormuz due to progress in the negotiations with Iran on an agreement to end the war. Why it matters: The operation to "guide" ships through the Strait of Hormuz,