Trump said U.S. forces were clearing mines from the vital waterway as diplomats gathered in Pakistan. Iran denied the claim.

Tehran has emerged from weeks of conflict with its uranium stockpile and other components of its nuclear program intact.

Two U.S. Navy destroyers crossed the Strait of Hormuz as U.S. and Iranian negotiators meet for face-to-face negotiations amid a fragile truce.

By Ariba Shahid, Asif Shahzad and Parisa Hafezi ISLAMABAD, April 12 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Sunday there was no deal with Iran after 21 hours of negotiations in Pakistan, https://www.

The accounts of the people close to Khamenei's inner circle provide the most detailed description of the leader's condition for weeks.

Tehran insists a Lebanon truce and unfreezing of its assets must be granted before negotiations can start

The long-term fallout of the war in Iran is only beginning to take shape, but this much is clear: The conflict has left the Middle East unsettled, alliances strained and the world facing uncertain shifts in the balance of economic and military power.

"One of the things that commercial ships were waiting to see was whether or not this strait was clear, and sailing two destroyers in is a big one."