Trump threatens Iran strikes, says it's too soon for new direct talks
Trump threatens Iran with "higher level" strikes if it won't accept a peace deal, but says it's too soon for direct talks after reporting diplomatic progress.
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Trump threatens Iran with "higher level" strikes if it won't accept a peace deal, but says it's too soon for direct talks after reporting diplomatic progress.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the U.S.-Iran ceasefire is holding for now despite escalated tensions in the Strait of Hormuz. CBS News national security analyst Aaron MacLean has more.
President Trump announced the U.S. would "guide" ships not involved in the war with Iran out of the Strait of Hormuz. A U.S.-led task force says it has started the operation.
Oil prices continue rising as the Trump administration unenthusiastically mulls an Iranian offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz but delay nuclear talks.
Energy prices keep rising with no sign of progress toward a deal to end the U.S.-Iran standoff and Hezbollah rejecting the Lebanon ceasefire.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi returned to Islamabad on Sunday, where he participated in talks focused on ending the war with the U.S., Iranian state media reported.
Iran renews attacks in the Strait of Hormuz after Trump says he's extending a ceasefire indefinitely, as thousands more U.S. forces head for the region.
The Pentagon says Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving his post effective immediately. This shake-up comes at another moment of uncertainty, seven and a half weeks into the war with Iran. Eleanor Watson and Ed O'Keefe report.
Sam Vinograd, a CBS News national security contributor and former assistant secretary for counterterrorism at the Department of Homeland Security, breaks down where things stand between the U.S. and Iran.
With a two-week ceasefire set to expire and Iran balking at the resumption of peace talks, President Trump said he would be extending the deadline to allow for Iran to "come up with a unified proposal."
All eyes are on Pakistan, where U.S. and Iranian officials may be holding additional peace talks, though it's not yet clear whether they will take place before the ceasefire ends. CBS News' Aaron Navarro and Imtiaz Tyab report, and Ret. Col. Mark Cancian, a senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins with more.
The Iran war could soon resume if the ceasefire ends before talks in Pakistan resume. CBS News' Nancy Cordes reports, and Lyse Doucet of BBC News, a CBS News partner, has more from the Middle East.
President Trump's rhetoric on Iran has fluctuated over the past couple of days. This comes as the ceasefire deadline looms and as questions linger about more negotiations. CBS News' Aaron Navarro and Imtiaz Tyab report, and Robert Pape, a University of Chicago professor and founding director of the Chicago Project on Security and Threats, joins CBS News with more insight.
Trump says U.S. officials are heading to Pakistan for another round of talks, but Iran has yet to confirm if it will join. Meanwhile, Democrats are calling for an end to the conflict in the Middle East. CBS News' Holly Williams and Nikole Killion have the latest.
The Iranian regime says it never agreed to a new round of peace talks announced by President Trump, which he said could begin as soon as Monday in Pakistan. Imtiaz Tyab has the latest on the rising tensions.
Video provided by the U.S. military appears to show Marines seizing an Iranian cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has threatened to retaliate as the ceasefire is set to expire this week. Charlie D'Agata has the latest.
President Trump says he sent a U.S. delegation to Pakistan for another round of peace talks with Iran Monday but Tehran says it doesn't plan to participate.
The second round of U.S.-Iran peace talks will kick off in Pakistan as the fragile two-week ceasefire is set to expire this week. Imtiaz Tyab reports on the latest.
For seven weeks, Iran effectively weaponized the Strait of Hormuz. Imtiaz Tyab, who visited the contested waterway this week, reports on the status.
The 10-day temporary ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is now in effect. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata has more.
President Trump is putting pressure on Iran as the ceasefire with the U.S. nears its end. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi reports.
The leaders of Lebanon and Israel agreed to start a 10-day truce at 5 p.m. Eastern Time Thursday.
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.
Vice President JD Vance is meeting with Iranian and Pakistani officials in Islamabad for direct talks as the two-week ceasefire holds. CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab has the latest.
Vice President JD Vance is headed to Islamabad, Pakistan, for talks with Iranian officials aimed at ending the war. This comes as President Trump continues to blast Tehran over access to the Strait of Hormuz. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi and Imtiaz Tyab report.