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US captures Iranian ship Touska amid mediation efforts: All we know

Tehran. Under its blockade, the US military is barring any ships belonging to Iran, or travelling

US, Iran exchange threats as fragile ceasefire set to expire

Tehran with “problems like they’ve never seen before” if the two-week ceasefire expires

Iranian activist tells BBC how fear of war restarting intensifies trauma of repression

Tehran. Waiting. For the sound of aircraft. Bombs. For news or no news of friends

First Thing: US-Iran ceasefire at risk after exchange of fire in strait of Hormuz

Tehran accused Washington of breaching the truce by targeting two ships in the strait of Hormuz

‘No clear strategy’: how Trump went from shock and awe to wait and see in Iran

Tehran to provide a unified response to US offers for a ceasefire deal. But the lack

Offensive stage of Iran war is over, US Secretary of State Rubio says

Tehran has not commented on Rubio's statement, but Iran's parliamentary speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf

The U.S. awaits Iran's response as the UAE reports another missile barrage

Tehran in their diplomatic discussions seeking to end the war. U.S. Secretary of State Marco

Trump's hopes for an Iran peace deal come with caveats

Tehran were inching closer to a one-page, 14-point memorandum to end the war. The plan

First Thing: US military seizes Iran-flagged ship trying to pass strait of Hormuz blockade

Tehran would respond soon and called the US seizure an act of piracy that violated

Oil prices rise after Trump says Iranian ship seized

Tehran responded with threats to target shipping in the strait. Trump has said his representatives

Iran confirmed to play at World Cup according to FIFA chief Infantino

Tehran requesting alternative venues for matches on US soil. FIFA has rejected the request, insisting

Two wins, two losses: What India, Pakistan have learned a year after war

Tehran as the first regional military leader to travel there since the US and Israel

Flattery and fanfare as Trump welcomed to China - but thorny issues remain

Tehran have a relationship dating back decades and China is Iran's biggest trading partner

Tensions flare near Strait of Hormuz as a ship is seized and another is sunk

Tehran agreed to facilitate the passage of several Chinese vessels after requests from China's foreign

Araghchi: Iran doubts US ‘seriousness’ about talks amid nuclear deadlock

Tehran about US intentions](/news/liveblog/2026/5/15/iran-war-live-trumps-visit-to-china-shadowed-by-conflict-with-tehran). He said there also remains “deadlock” on the question of Iran

Trump shelved ‘Project Freedom’ after Saudis refused use of bases and airspace

Tehran resuming its damaging drone and missile attacks on US bases in the Gulf and energy

Iran demands guarantees for World Cup participation

Tehran and Washington. Israel and the US launched wide-ranging strikes on Iran on 28 February

Uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz remains, as ceasefire nears its end

Tehran, Iran.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdc%2F71%2F409fc1aa497cac497b166d943f43%2Fgettyimages-2271257377.jpg) woman is seen carrying an Iranian flag during a pro-government

Trump and Xi to meet in Beijing: The key issues shaping the China summit

Tehran, particularly because China remains the largest buyer of Iranian oil — by far — purchasing more

U.S.-Iran ceasefire nears its end. And, Fed chair nominee faces tough hearing

Tehran, Iran, on Sunday.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x576+0+107/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F87%2F7f%2F2762a81744dea8472d92a812248a%2Fgettyimages-2271515888.jpg) Commuters drive past a giant billboard referring to the Strait