US-Iran War News LIVE: Trump Says Enriched Uranium to Be 'Destroyed'; Report Says Hormuz to Open for 30 Days Under Deal
US officials said talks with Iran focus on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and limiting nuclear risks as shipping through the waterway remains sharply reduced.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio tempered expectations for a swift Iran deal on Tuesday, saying negotiations could "take a few days" while stressing the Strait of Hormuz must reopen "one way or the other" during remarks in India's Jaipur.
- Iran's top negotiator and foreign minister held talks in Doha with Qatar's prime minister on a potential deal to end the three-month-old war, focusing on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's nuclear stockpile as vessel traffic collapsed to a few dozen daily from 125 to 140 previously.
- Rubio described talks as having a "pretty solid thing on the table" regarding strait reopening and "very real, significant, time-limited" nuclear negotiations, while Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said nuclear issues would only follow framework agreement.
- President Donald Trump said talks with Iran were going "nicely" but warned of fresh attacks if they failed, declaring it "will only be a Great Deal for all, or no Deal at all", as US Central Command conducted strikes on Monday to protect American troops.
- Economic pressures mount as the standoff drives up fuel, fertiliser and food costs globally, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu escalated operations against the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, expanding regional conflict beyond US-Iran tensions.
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Tension skyrocketing between Iran and the United States along the Strait of Hormuz, while negotiations remain at the stake. (ANSA)
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What the latest US strikes on Iran mean for a peace deal
Despite Donald Trump claiming over the weekend that a peace deal with Iran had been “largely negotiated,” the US carried out fresh strikes overnight on Iranian missile sites and two boats that it claimed were attempting to lay mines. US Central Command said that the operation was “self-defence” in order to protect US troops from threats posed by Iranian forces. Central Command spokesperson Captain Tim Hawkins said the US strikes targeted an area…
Rubio says Hormuz strait will open 'one way or another' after U.S. strikes Iran
The U.S. military carried out strikes in southern Iran against targets including mine-laying boats and missile launch sites. The attacks came as Iran's top negotiator and its foreign minister were in Doha for talks on a potential deal with the United States
The U.S. says they acted in self-defense last night, carrying out attacks on Iranian ships and the south of the country. "The straits need to be open, they will be open," says Rubio.
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