Iran calls U.S. response "insufficient" amid stalled talks to end the war
After Saudi Arabia said Iran's Houthi allies carried out another strike at Riyadh's airport, Iran called the U.S. effort to negotiate toward ending the war "insufficient."
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After Saudi Arabia said Iran's Houthi allies carried out another strike at Riyadh's airport, Iran called the U.S. effort to negotiate toward ending the war "insufficient."
Crude oil prices had shot up on Thursday after reports President Trump was considering more strikes. They immediately dropped again after his new announcement.
The alerts did not cite a specific threat, but called for Americans to "exercise heightened vigilance."
U.S. jets were hit by Iranian missiles while parked at a base in Jordan, sources tell CBS News, while Trump said the war will end "immediately" after midterms.
Iran on Sunday threatened a "more painful" response to U.S. strikes on three Iranian oil tankers.
The tensions over the strait are dragging down hopes of a negotiated peace settlement between the U.S. and Iran. Natalie Brand reports from the White House.
An Iranian official told CBS News there is progress in talks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran says its talks with Omani counterparts about reopening the Strait of Hormuz have been productive, while a key Trump administration official says President Trump is giving diplomacy a chance. But the official also shared a warning.
Talks between Oman and Iran on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and their respective territorial waterways have made progress, two sources told CBS News.
Two U.S. service members were killed earlier in Jordan and a third was missing in action, the U.S. Central Command said.
As the U.S. restarts its Iran blockade and carries out more strikes, President Trump has called off a planned 20% fee on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
When asked why he backed off plans to impose a 20% fee on ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, the president said instead that Gulf countries will be making more investments and trade deals with the U.S.
The president also says the U.S. plans to act as a guardian for the important waterway and will charge cargo ships a 20% security fee. However, Iran says they will not allow the U.S. to interfere in the management of the strait.
After trading strikes with Iran, President Trump said on social media Monday that the U.S. is reinstating the Iranian blockade and would charge 20% on all cargo ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran is now threatening not to hold up its end of the memorandum of understanding reached by the two sides a few weeks ago if the U.S. doesn’t uphold its commitments. Bradley Blackburn reports.
The U.S. launched another attack on Iran early Sunday after the country hit another ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Wendy Gillette reports.
With peace talks on hold, the U.S. said it launched a "series of powerful strikes" on Iran in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
Meanwhile, Iran’s joint military command is warning that all oil tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz must use approved routes.
New tensions in the Middle East threaten the fragile U.S. and Iran peace agreement. Bradley Blackburn reports.
The U.S. military says it hit Iranian targets on Friday over Iran's drone attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first American strikes on Iran since the two countries agreed to extend an already rickety ceasefire last week.
Iran accused the U.S. and Israel of violating the memorandum of understanding by Israeli troops not withdrawing from southern Lebanon. however, U.S. central command took to social media maintaining commercial vessels “are flowing through the strait.”
The agreement, as read by senior U.S. officials, allows Iran to immediately begin exporting oil and petroleum products.
President Trump warned he could order new strikes if Iran's leaders "don't behave." The U.S. and Iran signed the memo of understanding remotely, a White House official said.
Senior U.S. officials say President Trump and Iran's top negotiator have already remotely signed a memorandum of understanding ahead of an expected signing ceremony.
President Trump said he has made a “great deal” for peace with Iran, but nothing has been signed just yet. Lauren Victory reports.
