Trump optimistic Iran talks will reopen strait, and other developments in the Middle East

After calling off a fresh round of strikes against Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump says the two sides are resuming talks to wind down the war

Trump optimistic Iran talks will reopen strait, and other developments in the Middle East  AP News

US president claims talks are ‘not very complex’ as he speaks at White House as Iran’s foreign ministry says there are no talks taking place with US Iran in talks with Oman over shipping route but not US, says Tehran People walk near a billboard depicting Iran’s late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street

The talks will seek to end the conflict and revive stalled cargo traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S. President Donald Trump said new talks to wind down the war in Iran will start Monday, after announcing he is holding off on new massive strikes he had threatened to unleash on the country.

Iranian state media quoted the country’s foreign ministry as saying Tehran was not currently holding negotiations with the United States.

A Qatari-flagged tanker carrying liquefied natural gas through the Strait of Hormuz was reportedly struck by a missile Saturday, while US embassies in the region began urging Americans to leave the Middle East. The Gaslog Shanghai LNG ship sustained damage to its engine room, rendering it inoperable off the Omani coast

U.S. President Trump has threatened more strikes on Iran as the U.S. pushes to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

UK, UAE discuss situation in the Middle East, Strait of Hormuz British Secretary of State Ed Miliband met the UAE’s Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah bin Zayed and discussed the ongoing situation in the Middle East and “protecting freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.”  In a post on X, Miliband said: "We wi