Donald Trump had said negotiations with Iran were "proceeding nicely," while warning that the U.S

US forces launched unprovoked strikes on sites in southern Iran on Monday, targeting areas near the strategic port city of Bandar Abbas.

Before the US strikes on targets in southern Iran, Tehran said a deal with Washington was not imminent.

Asia-Pacific markets were set to open broadly higher Tuesday, amid hopes for a breakthrough in the U.S.-Iran peace negotiations.

European stocks edged lower Tuesday, as traders watched developments in the Middle East and Ukraine.

'From position of power: Iran should negotiate as victor, lawmaker says Iranian lawmaker Ebrahim Rezaei has said Tehrans diplomats should approach mediated negotiations with the United States from what he described as a position of strength

US forces carry out series of attacks in the country's south as Iranian delegation holds talks in Qatar.

US Central Command says the strikes were taken in "self-defense". It comes as senior Iranian negotiators are in Qatar for talks to end the war.

U.S. officials suggested a deal with Iran is near, but strikes continue, creating a complex trading picture for Wall Street's reopening.

Gold falls as Iran tensions fuel inflation concerns Gold prices fell on Tuesday after renewed US military strikes in Iran pushed oil prices higher, raising concerns that inflation could remain elevated and keep interest rates higher for longer, Reuters reported

Speaking to Samaa TV, Asif said joining such an arrangement would conflict with Pakistans fundamental principles and added that the countrys position on the issue remained clear. His comments came after US President Donald Trump urged several regional countries, including Pakistan, to sign the accords as part of a broader push for regional normalisation linked to ongoing diplomacy with Iran

The US military says it has launched new strikes on southern Iran, targeting Iranian missile sites and boats.

Rubio says Iran deal remains within reach despite strikes US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said negotiators were still working through the wording of an initial draft agreement and that finalising the terms could take several days due to ongoing discussions over specific language, AFP reported

Iran says it will not yield to US pressure in talks Iran has reaffirmed its position in ongoing negotiations aimed at ending the conflict, with senior officials insisting Tehran will not accept what it describes as US pressure or maximalist demands, Press TV reported

Qatar rejects claims Iran was offered payment for deal Qatars foreign ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari has rejected reports suggesting Iran was offered a payment to secure an agreement to end the war, describing the claims as rumours spread by parties seeking to derail diplomatic efforts

Markets remain optimistic as talks inch toward an Iran deal.

US Central Command announces 'self-defence' strikes as Tehran's top negotiators gather in Qatar for talks.

Iran calls for accountability over deadly February strike on sports hall Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has accused the United States of carrying out a deadly missile strike on a sports hall in the southern city of Lamerd on 28 February, the day the US and Israel launched military operations against Iran

Fifa confirms Iran World Cup base camp in Mexico instead of US The international football governing body, Fifa, has confirmed that Irans national team will be based in the Mexican border city of Tijuana during the upcoming World Cup rather than in Arizona in the United States

Iran demands a definitive end to the imposed war on its terms before any discussion on the nuclear issue while a strategically defeated US has no options but to accept Iran's logical conditions or stumble into catastrophic escalation.

Saudi Arabia says that is 11,000 more than the number of Muslims who travelled to the Gulf kingdom last year.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says United States did not want to host Iranian football team during tournament.

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum agrees to allow Iran to stay in the country during the World Cup, with the United States unwilling to host them.

Even as the U.S

A deal appears to be emerging between the United States and Iran to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S

Even if an initial understanding is reached, it does not mean Iran has changed its view of America or that it trusts the current administration to fulfill its obligations, the source said.

The war with Iran could cost US taxpayers billions of dollars more in the form of interest payments, according to a report.

Gold prices rise amid a weaker dollar as investors weigh US-Iran peace deal prospects.

Stocks in Europe are tracking their Asian counterparts higher after Japan's Nikkei 225 breached 65,000 for the first time.

Trump said on Saturday that an agreement would include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, without giving further details.

Ex-CIA director David Petraeus said that an initial successful peace deal with Tehran would see the Strait opened without any conditions.

The deal under discussion would involve a 60-day ceasefire extension during which the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened, US media reports.

GDP grows 6 percent year-on-year in first quarter as AI boom outweighs rising energy costs.

US-Iran negotiations and Arsenal's win of the Premier League lead Monday's front pages.

The third imposed war is drawing to a close with Iran victorious and America defeated, none of the enemy's objectives achieved marking Iran's superpower ascendancy and the definitive, irreversible decline of US hegemony.

Iran strongly condemns the terrorist attack on the Quetta railway station in Pakistan.

Trump had said an agreement with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, among other issues, was largely negotiated and would be announced soon.

Livestock traders in Pakistan say the war on Iran has hurt their sales ahead of Eid al-Adha.

The deal under discussion would involve a 60-day ceasefire extension during which the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened, according to US media.

The president said the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports would remain in effect until "an agreement is reached, certified, and signed."

Trump purges Republican critics, but are the prospects for his party in upcoming elections heading up or down?

Al Jazeera exclusive footage follows Irans national football team as they train for the World Cup in Turkiye.

Iran cites battles from history in response to Trump's latest comments on an imminent deal between the US and Iran.

We won't know who won until final outcome of US-Iran ceasefire

The Iranian Foreign Ministry condemns the ongoing interference of the US administration in Cuba's internal affairs, including illegal sanctions, provocative actions, political pressure, and military threats against the Caribbean nation.

The 1982 liberation of Khorramshahr from the US-backed Ba'athist regime became Irans defining symbol of resistance and unity, a spirit that reemerged in the recent US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran.

As the US Empire collapses under economic, political, and strategic crises, Iran stamps its unbreakable will by refusing any concessions, breaking the vicious cycle of war, and imposing costs on America for its unprovoked aggression.

Trump has been trapped by his own contradictions and a strategic landscape where Iran now decisively dictates the terms, says a former Pentagon security analyst.

Pakistans military says intensive negotiations in Tehran have led to encouraging progress toward a final understanding between Iran and the US.

Irans President Masoud Pezeshkian says his country seeks only to restore the legitimate rights of the nation.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says significant progress made in US-Iran negotiations.

A fragile ceasefire has been in place since April 8, punctuated by skirmishes as the U.S. and Iran jockey over the Strait of Hormuz.

Russia and Iran have been locked in a centuries-long rivalry and pragmatism.

Tehran also signals progress on talks but says the key issue of nuclear weapons is not part of an initial framework it is working on.

Sunil Puniya was on his first sea job when a missile struck the oil tanker Skylight at the start of the Iran war.

US president says deal would include reopening Strait of Hormuz after call with Middle East leaders.

The secretary of state wants to sell US energy to Delhi to make up for shortfalls caused by the Iran war.

Pakistan's army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir arrived in Tehran on Friday to discuss ongoing Iran-US negotiations.

Donald Trump was elected on his election promise to be a peace president, however, in just over one year he has managed to plunge the world into economic chaos having launched unprovoked war in Iran as a result of Israeli pressure.

Trumps Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard has resigned amid intense pressure from the White House.

The US postpones the delivery of its $14bn sales of weapons and munitions to Chinese Taipei due to arms stocks depletion.

On the cusp of reining in Trump, House Republicans cancel war powers vote The Republican-led House of Representatives on Thursday unexpectedly cancelled a war powers vote that could have reined in US President Donald Trump's ability to resume hostilities against Iran