The speaker of the Iranian Parliament on Tuesday issued a statement that said the U.S. had violated key parts of its 10-point proposal for peace, concluding that “in such situation, a bilateral ceasefire or negotiation is unreasonable.” The statement came from the Iranian Parliament’s speaker, Mohammed Bagher Qalibaf, amid signs that a ceasefire reached…
NBC News Correspondents Monica Alba, Keir Simmons, Matt Bradley, Courtney Kube and Allie Canal report on the fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran. NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell and Ken Pollack, Middle East Institute vice president for Policy and a former CIA military analyst, offer analysis on the likelihood…
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had closed the Strait of Hormuz after U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to a ceasefire that required the waterway to remain open.Iran had threatened to close the strait again on Wednesday morning due to Israeli strikes in Lebanon. For his part, Trump insisted that Lebanon had never been part of the…
It doesn’t seem as though any American is satisfied with Donald Trump’s Iran peace plan—not even some of his staunchest congressional allies.South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham implored the Trump administration Tuesday to test the merits of the proposal via a congressional review, akin to the handling of the Iranian nuclear deal struck under former…
The White House announced the US would hold direct talks with Iran, with Vice President JD Vance leading the US delegation, despite continued fighting in the Middle East threatening to derail the fragile ceasefire. Iran officials said Israel's continued strikes in Lebanon violated the terms of the ceasefire, with Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi…
U.S. crude dropped $16 per barrel, and Brent crude — the international standard — fell nearly $14.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., says the Iran ceasefire deal has "troubling aspects" and calls for a diplomatic solution that stops Iran's nuclear enrichment program completely.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is holding her first press conference since the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire. President Donald Trump announced the deal before his 8 p.m. Tuesday deadline that would have presumably seen the U.S. escalate its war with the Islamic regime. Because of the new deal, Trump’s…
Markets are cheering the two-week ceasefire struck by President Trump and leaders in Iran, with investors scrambling to buy up stocks after a six-week conflict marked by periodic Wall Street selloffs.
President Trump said that any peace deal would not allow nuclear enrichment in Iran, and would need to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, as conflicting messages surface over the terms of the ceasefire.
