Trump says Iran war "close to over" amid push for new peace talks
With the Iran war paused halfway through a 2-week ceasefire, President Trump is again voicing optimism over the potential for a deal to end it for good.
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With the Iran war paused halfway through a 2-week ceasefire, President Trump is again voicing optimism over the potential for a deal to end it for good.
The U.S. blockade of Iran's ports was "fully implemented" on Tuesday, while President Trump said the next round of talks could take place "over the next two days." CBS News' Jarred Hill reports.
CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper says a blockade of Iranian ports "has been fully implemented," as the U.S.-Iran impasse over control of the Strait of Hormuz continues amid a delicate ceasefire.
The U.S. blockade of Iran's ports was in its second day as Washington pressures Tehran to relinquish control of the Strait of Hormuz. CBS News New York's Aziza Shuler reports.
The war with Iran is heightening tensions between the White House and the Vatican. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.
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Tensions in the Middle East are escalating rapidly after diplomacy collapsed and President Trump moved to turn up the pressure on Iran. CBS News New York's Tim McNicholas reports.
President Trump says there's a U.S. blockade of Iran's ports, including a partial blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. CBS News New York's Alice Gainer reports.
Vice President JD Vance told reporters that "we have not reached an agreement" following face-to-face talks with Iranian and Pakistani negotiators.
The action follows failed talks to end the war. CBS News New York's Taurean Small reports.
Pope Leo XIV and President Trump, two of the most influential Americans in the world, are at odds over the war in Iran and the federal crackdown on immigration in the United States.
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Key issues the U.S. and Iran could not agree on reportedly include the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's nuclear ambitions.
Six weeks ago this weekend, the war with Iran began. Now, a U.S. delegation is in Pakistan, in talks to bring the war to a permanent end. Ali Bauman reports.
The negotiations come amid a fragile ceasefire in the region, ongoing fighting in Lebanon and rising economic concerns in the U.S.
President Trump says he expects Iran to comply with terms he says were agreed on for a ceasefire ahead of planned negotiations this weekend.
Only about a dozen ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the first two days of the ceasefire, far below normal traffic levels before the war, data shows.
Iran says Israel is violating the ceasefire deal President Trump announced, and Tehran appears to still have control over shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
The ceasefire between the United States and Iran is already under pressure with missile alerts still reported across parts of the Middle East. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.
President Trump announced that the U.S. and Iran had agreed to a two-week ceasefire that was contingent on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
President Trump said he has agreed to a "double sided CEASEFIRE" with Iran, less than two hours before his deadline for Iran to either cut a deal with the U.S. or face massive strikes on its power plants.
After the world watched and waited for President Trump's deadline to launch devastating strikes on Iran, a temporary cease-fire has been reached. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.
American journalist Shelly Kittleson is being released on the condition that she leave Iraq immediately, an Iranian-backed militia in Iraq says.
President Trump's plans to attack Iran have been put on hold for at least two weeks. A ceasefire deal was reached Tuesday just hours before the president's deadline. Taurean Small reports.
The world is watching and waiting ahead of President Trump's fast-approaching deadline in the war with Iran. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.
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