Mediators worked through threats and strikes to broker the US-Iran deal, and challenges remain
As the U.S. and Iran exchanged escalating strikes on June 11, a plane carrying Qatari mediators was stranded on the tarmac in Tehran.
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US-Iran talks hit an early bump, with Vice President JD Vance staying at home — for now
The American push to quickly begin high-stakes talks with Iran hit a snag Friday, just days after the signing of an agreement that opens a two-month window for negotiations on Tehran's nuclear program and returning oil...
US and Iran sign initial deal to end war, ease sanctions and open Strait of Hormuz as nuclear talks continue
Iran will immediately take steps to reopen the Strait of Hormuz once a tentative deal with the U.S. to end the war is signed and will be allowed to sell...
Iran says the deal to end the war with the US requires Israel to withdraw from Lebanon
Iran’s top diplomat said Tuesday that the tentative deal to end the war with the United States would require Israel to withdraw from Lebanon.
Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 73,000, officials say, as Israel strikes despite ceasefire
The Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 73,000, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Sunday, despite a fragile ceasefire that has been described as stalled.
Israel says Iran launched missiles at it in the first such bombardment during fragile ceasefire
Israel struck Beirut's southern suburbs without warning on Sunday, days after a ceasefire agreement in Washington went into effect and despite a U.S. request not to attack Lebanon 's capital.
A new exchange of fire with Iran in the Gulf tests the fragile ceasefire
The latest exchange of fire came as the Trump administration pressed Iran to make a deal to end the war that has strained the global economy and threatened a hunger...
Iran fires missiles and US strikes Iran facility after reports of faltering peace talks
Year-on-year inflation in Iran reached a level in May unseen since World War II, underlining the economic pain average Iranians face as the Islamic Republic worries about the war with...
Egypt unveils a striking trove of ancient artifacts as the country tries to boost tourism industry
Archaeologists unearthed a set of ancient artifacts in Egypt including Pharaonic funerary furniture, remains of a Roman basilica and a marble head of Aphrodite, the ancient Greek goddess of love...
What we know and don’t know about the emerging deal to end the Iran war
The United States and Iran appear to be closing in on a deal to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that...