Negotiations between Iran and the U.S. will pause for a week for the funeral of Iran's slain supreme leader, but President Trump, and mediators, say there's been progress.

"The danger Kurds pose is down the road," a former U.S. official told Newsweek.

A powerful general who leads Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard emerged from hiding as Tehran prepares for the dayslong funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

US-Iran war LIVE: Iran's joint military command on Thursday warned that all oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz must follow routes approved by Tehran or face a "forceful response", raising fresh concerns over security in one of the world's ...

The US and Iran agreed to continue indirect talks after the funeral of Iran's former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, while President Donald Trump claimed easing tensions were pushing oil and fuel prices lower.

Fresh uncertainty has emerged over the future of the US-Iran peace process after President Donald Trump announced high-level talks with Tehran in Doha, only for Iran to deny that formal negotiations had been scheduled.

Iran’s joint military command warned Thursday (July 2, 2026) that all oil tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz must use its approved routes or face a “forceful response”, ratcheting up tensions again over a waterway crucial for international energy supplies.

Trump claims Iran has accepted nearly all US conditions US President Donald Trump believes that Tehran has "agreed to just about everything" his administration had sought, while appearing to acknowledge that efforts to end the Iran war remain fluid.

Ga-Hyun Chung spent around $7 billion amassing the world’s largest fleet of oil tankers. His timing could hardly have been better.

Donald Trump is weighing a return to open war with Tehran and met with defense secretary Pete Hegseth and his most senior general to discuss renewing strikes, according to a report.