Iran’s Supreme Leader ordered his top military commanders to prepare for renewed confrontation with the US and Israel and expand Tehran’s options for retaliation, even as his top diplomat signaled progress in diplomatic talks.

Iran’s Supreme Leader reiterated his country’s conditions for ending the war with the US, amid a regional diplomatic push to avert a fresh round of fighting in the Persian Gulf.

Iran said the US must lift its naval blockade and show it’s serious about ending the war diplomatically, as a deadlock over talks and growing threats from both sides fuel fears of a return to outright conflict.

Iran said it’s strengthened its military defenses against a potential resumption of US strikes, the latest sign that the Islamic Republic is bracing for a return to all-out war as its tense standoff with Washington continues.

The EU and Gulf Cooperation Council postponed their flagship political summit as host Saudi Arabia comes under attack from Yemen’s Houthis, the latest high-profile event to be disrupted by the violence.

Seven months into war with the US, Iran’s leaders are feeling the strain.

Iranian flights to the United Arab Emirates were canceled as US sanctions start biting into Tehran’s already limited connectivity with other countries.

Oil rose as signs of tightness across several key market gauges outweighed indications of diplomatic progress toward reopening the critical Strait of Hormuz.

US President Donald Trump said his officials had “very good” talks with Iranian envoys in New York, reviving hopes for a diplomatic off-ramp hours after he threatened to “annihilate” the country’s ruling regime.

US President Donald Trump said renewed attacks on Iran would likely be short-lived, reiterating his claim Washington controls the Strait of Hormuz after fresh fighting spiked energy prices and rekindled fears of an open-ended war.

Fighting between the US and Iran over control of the Strait of Hormuz intensified after a period of relative calm, triggering a fresh jump in energy prices as fears grow of an open-ended war.

A week into the US campaign to make Iran an economic outcast, the Islamic Republic is meeting world leaders and touting ways to boost trade.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent began the week vowing an “economic onslaught” against Iran and its trading partners in a fresh bid to end the war. By the week’s end, countries with ties to Tehran had so far shrugged off the threat and analysts were left underwhelmed by the US actions.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent began the week vowing an “economic onslaught” against Iran and its trading partners in a fresh bid to end the war. By the week’s end, countries with ties to Tehran had so far shrugged off the threat and analysts were left underwhelmed by the US actions.

Iran’s top diplomat said resuming diplomacy with the US “isn’t impossible,” after what he described as “creative discussions” with Qatar, a mediator in the war between Washington and Tehran.

Turkey, a key US ally and Iran’s third-largest trading partner, is at risk of losing a key energy supplier if Washington makes good on a threat to economically isolate Tehran.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is set to announce a fresh set of economic measures against Iran, as Washington pivots from military threats to tougher sanctions as a way to end the near six-month war.

Iran’s currency weakened to an all-time low against the dollar amid a mounting US campaign to cripple the country’s economy after almost six months of war.

Iran’s president urged an end to the war with the US, in his latest pushback against hardliners who want to continue the conflict.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US will soon unveil its plan to economically isolate Iran and its trading partners, after President Donald Trump threatened Tehran and others with “an ECONOMIC D-DAY” to end the current stalemate in the Middle East.