US-Iran Relations

US-Iran Relations

An Iranian woman walks past an anti-Israeli mural, after US and Iranian officials said they had reached a deal to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, 15 June 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Switzerland says US-Iran talks planned for today are off

The ​announcement came after a White House spokesperson said overnight ​that US Vice ​President JD Vance had pulled out ‌of ⁠a planned trip to meet Iranian negotiators in Switzerland.

Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative

Strait of Hormuz will reopen 'toll-free' under US-Iran deal, says Trump

US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office as he signs the Secure America Act, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, 10 June 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci/File Photo

Trump says US will hit Iran 'very hard,' take control of energy infrastructure

People walk past an anti-US billboard in Tehran, Iran, 19 February 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

US and Iran wrangle over frozen funds as they edge toward interim deal, Iranian sources say

The US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has been running for over a month. Photo: Deutsche Welle/US Navy/Planet Pix/ZUMA/picture alliance

US or Iran: Who will win the Hormuz endurance game?

A woman walks next to a banner with a picture of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, 8 May 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Supreme Leader says enriched uranium must stay in Iran, Iranian sources say

The Agios Fanourios I arrived in the waters off Basra, Iraq, in late April. Loaded with Iraqi crude oil and bound for Vietnam, it crossed the Strait of Hormuz on 10 May under a deal with Iran overseen by Iraq's prime minister. REUTERS/Mohammed Aty

Iran is consolidating control of Hormuz with island checkpoints, diplomatic deals and sometimes 'fees'

A drone view of a pump jack and drilling rig south of Midland, Texas, US June 11, 2025. Photo: REUTERS

Oil rises, global stocks diverge as fresh US-Iran clashes hit peace hopes

Representatives from foreign diplomatic missions, United Nations offices and the media tour damage to sites previously targeted by US-Israeli strikes, in Tehran on 20 April. Photo: Getty Images

US-Iran peace talks in doubt as Trump signals no truce extension

A cargo ship in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, 11 March 2026. Photo: Reuters

Oil prices fall after US and Iran receive framework ceasefire proposal

Oil facilities in Tehran were hit by airstrikes at the weekend, Photo: Collected

G7 nations to hold emergency meeting on oil as stock markets sink

Dubai's landmark Burj Al Arab hotel sustained damage as overnight Iranian retaliatory attacks spread across the Gulf states and the wider Middle East. Photo: Screengrab/Collected/x.com

Dubai airport, iconic Burj Al Arab hotel damaged in Iranian missile strikes

Iranian newspapers have reported on possible US military options. Photo: DW

US–Iran nuclear talks: How far will Tehran go for a deal?