Iran negotiations

IMF warns Strait of Hormuz might never be back to normal

The IMF warned that the situation at Hormuz could be similar to the one in Bab-al-Mandeb, where shipping lanes haven’t yet recovered ever since the first Houthi attack.

A map showing the Strait of Hormuz is seen in this illustration taken June 22, 2025.
US President Donald Trump walks toward reporters before answering questions prior to boarding Air Force One on April 10, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. President Trump is traveling to Charlottesville, Virginia.

Trump to cancel Iran's ceasefire profit with full Hormuz blockade

Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif speaks during an interview with Reuters in Islamabad, Pakistan, October 20, 2025.

Pakistan Defense Minister deletes anti-Israel post from X after diplomatic backlash

US VICE President JD Vance speaks to the media before boarding Air Force Two to return to Washington, DC, after the White House announced he would be leading the US delegation in upcoming peace talks with Iran, from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport in Budapest, Hungary, April 8, 202

US to demand freeing of American detainees in Iran as part of Islamabad negotiations - report


Iran says concerned over cyber-security of nuclear talks

Tehran requests to be informed about investigation results.

A member of a delegation talks on the phone in the Beau Rivage Palace Hotel during a break in the Iran nuclear program talks in Lausanne March 31, 2015

Swiss investigating house of suspected Iran nuclear talks hackers

Authorities confirm computers were seized days after investigation first launched.

Cyber hackers [illustrative]

US official: Next round of Iran nuclear talks 'pretty tough'

Among key issues yet to be resolved are the sequencing of sanctions relief for Iran and establishment of monitoring and verification measures to ensure that agreement will not be violated.

Iran's FM Zarif (C on left) and head of the AEO of Iran Salehi (C on right) with colleagues in Lausanne March 19,  2015

Former Mossad chief: Iran using Obama's desire for deal to extort concessions

"Their patience is much greater than the patience of western negotiators. They will exhaust the Americans, they will squeeze them," Shabtai Shavit says.

US President Barack Obama (L) and Vice President Joe Biden

United Nations to begin talks with Syrian groups in hopes to end conflict

Other key world powers would also be consulted, but not the militant groups Islamic State or Nusra Front, which are classified as "terrorist organizations."

The United Nations in Geneva

Steinitz: 'We are happy this morning' over agreement between Obama and Congress on Iran bill

The bill requires the Obama administration to send Congress regular, detailed reports on a range of issues including Iran's support for terrorism, ballistic missiles and nuclear programs.

President Barack Obama acknowledges applause before he delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 28, 2014.

All sanctions must go before final deal, says Iranian Foreign Minister

Zarif said no good agreement can be achieved with the threat of sanctions hanging over Iran.

US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif pose for a photograph before resuming talks over Iran's nuclear program in Lausanne March 16, 2015.

Obama: Iran sanctions can be reimposed if Tehran violates nuclear deal

"We are absolutely convinced we can do it again," Obama said of the international sanctions, which have crippled Iran's economy.

US President Barack Obama pauses during remarks at the dedication ceremony for the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate in Boston

US Congress will not accept a paper tiger

ANALYSIS: The average congressman may be unaware of the specific details challenging talks.

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (L) greets Head of Iranian Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi as he arrives for a meeting in Lausanne

Can the Americans walk away from talks with Iran?

The president's word is tested by Tuesday's hard deadline with Iran.

Chandelier in a negotiating room at the Beau Rivage Palace in Lausanne, Switzerland