Hazel Oliva

Security staff maintain a watch at a checkpoint close to the Serena Hotel, where the initial round of US-Iran talks took place, on Tuesday. Asif Hassan/AFP/Getty Images Iran has yet to confirm its participation in the peace talks in Pakistan…

Vessels and watercraft in the Strait of Hormuz near the coast of Musandam, Oman, on Monday. Reuters Tehran and Washington appear ready for another set of discussions to resolve the conflict initiated by the US-Israeli attack. However, several of the…

President Donald Trump in the White House’s Oval Office on Saturday. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP US President Donald Trump stated on Tuesday that an intercepted vessel contained “a present from China.” It was unclear which vessel the president meant, and the…

We just provided coverage of an interview that US President Donald Trump had recently. In a telephone interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Trump discussed various subjects, including the conflict with Iran and the two-week truce that is due to end…

President Donald Trump recently stated that public criticism of the conflict with Iran negatively impacts negotiations. “They ought not to say that while we are in the middle of a negotiation because it does affect us to some extent,” Trump…

President Donald Trump addresses reporters at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 16. Jessica Koscielniak/Reuters President Donald Trump showed minimal interest Tuesday in prolonging the US ceasefire with Iran beyond its new cutoff of tomorrow evening. I’m not…

President Donald Trump states he anticipates ongoing bombings of Iran if the US fails to secure an agreement to prolong the ceasefire by a Wednesday evening cutoff. “I anticipate bombing since I believe that’s a more favorable mindset to adopt,”…

Last weekend, President Donald Trump declared that American delegates would be heading to Islamabad, Pakistan, for a second set of talks with Iran this week. Although sources from Iran acquainted with the discussions informed Xenix News that a team from…

The US Defense Department stated today that it seized a “stateless sanctioned” ship overnight in the Indo-Pacific. The tanker, M/T Tifani, is penalized for carrying Iranian oil, as stated by the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control. The…

Iran’s chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf participates in discussions in Tehran, Iran, on April 16. Hamed Malekpour/Iranian Legislature Communication Office/Getty Images Iranian officials have consistently stated in recent days that they will not be engaging in negotiations with the US…