Vice President JD Vance will lead a team of negotiators meeting with Iranian officials in Pakistan on Saturday
The ceasefire with Iran is subject to what President Trump called the "complete, immediate and safe opening" of the Strait of Hormuz, which on Wednesday, Iran said is closed. The White House said those claims are false. Weijia Jiang reports.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt denounced as “false” reports that Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz less than 24 hours after the United States and Iran had agreed to a two-week ceasefire deal. Iran reportedly closed the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israel’s continued attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon, according to Iranian…
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, closed the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday despite President Donald Trump's ceasefire agreement requiring the waterway to remain open. Iran cited Israeli strikes in Lebanon as justification, despite Trump insisting Lebanon was not part of the ceasefire deal. BBC correspondent Lyse Doucet reported that, despite…
The two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran brokered Tuesday looked to be growing increasingly fragile on its first full day amid Israel’s attacks in Lebanon and reports Iran had closed the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian state media reported Wednesday that Tehran had closed the vital shipping lane in response to the Israeli military’s barrage…
