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Pete Hegseth said on Thursday the US was ready to resume attacks on Iran’s energy facilities, but that the Trump administration preferred to diplomacy. “Our forces are maximally postured to restart combat operations, should
statements by its leaders suggest. After pushing China for weeks to take on a more active role in convincing Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, Trump administration officials had — in the immediate lead
energy security." Tehran did not confirm or deny the attacks but early on Tuesday, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on X that both the U.S. and the UAE "should be wary of being
statement by Tamim’s office. A ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran has been in place since early April after more than a month of war. The truce was meant not only to stop
statement, but Iran's parliamentary speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf earlier said: "We know well that the continuation of the status quo is intolerable for America, while we are just getting started." Ghalibaf, Iran's top negotiator
Pete Hegseth said Iran still had an “open window” to strike a deal and abandon its pursuit of a nuclear weapon in “meaningful and verifiable ways”. Here is what has been happening
Energy Agency.  The MSC Francesca is seen during a seizure by the IRGC in the Strait of Hormuz [File: Meysam Mirzadeh/Tasnim/WANA via Reuters] ## How long would it take to clear
attacks since the [April 8 truce](/features/2026/4/8/how-pakistan-managed-to-get-the-us-and-iran-to-a-ceasefire). An oil facility in Fujairah was struck, wounding three Indian workers. Iran denied involvement. The US and Iran each claimed they had hit the other’s ships
attack we made with the B-2 bombers,” he said, referring to US strikes in [June last year](/news/2025/6/22/us-joins-israel-in-attacks-against-iran-strikes-key-nuclear-sites). A deal, he added, could come “over the weekend”. Trump said he would consider travelling