ISLAMABAD: Iran’s military warned Monday that it would target and attack any US forces attempting to enter the Strait of Hormuz, sharply escalating tensions hours after President Donald Trump announced the start of a US-led operation to guide hundreds of stranded commercial vessels and their crews out of the blocked Persian Gulf waterway.
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Trump launches ‘Project Freedom’ to free ships trapped in Hormuz as Iran weighs US reply to peace plan
ISLAMABAD: President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the United States will begin an operation Monday to guide hundreds of commercial vessels and their crews out of the Strait of Hormuz, where they have been trapped for weeks by Iran’s effective closure of the vital waterway at the mouth of the Persian Gulf.
Iran signals openness to US talks on nuclear program and Strait of Hormuz but says next move is Washington’s
ISLAMABAD: Iran told the United States on Saturday that the path forward rests with Washington, offering a revised proposal that shows limited new flexibility on reopening the Strait of Hormuz while insisting it remains prepared for either diplomacy or continued confrontation.
Trump dismisses Iran’s latest peace proposal as ‘not satisfactory’
ISLAMABAD: President Donald Trump on Friday rejected Iran’s newest proposal for ending the US-Israeli war with Tehran, telling reporters he was “not satisfied” with the offer even as he formally notified Congress that hostilities had “terminated” and the 60-day clock under the War Powers Resolution had run out.
Iran submits new proposal for US peace talks as Trump faces war-powers deadline and Hormuz crisis drags on
ISLAMABAD: Iran delivered a new proposal late on Thursday for a second round of negotiations with the United States aimed at ending the nearly nine-week war, Iranian state media and Pakistani officials involved in the mediation said on Friday, offering a potential opening in a diplomatic impasse that has kept global oil prices elevated and the Strait of Hormuz largely closed to commercial traffic.
Trump receives briefing on Iran options as new supreme leader wows to safeguard nuclear program amid surging oil prices and Hormuz standoff
ISLAMABAD: President Donald Trump will receive a classified briefing on Thursday on US military options for the Strait of Hormuz and potential actions inside Iran, as the administration grapples with a punishing naval blockade that has driven energy prices to their highest levels in years and shown no sign of breaking an impasse with Tehran.
Pakistan’s weekly oil import bill double to $800 million as Middle East war disrupts global energy markets
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told his federal cabinet on Wednesday that Pakistan’s weekly oil import bill has more than doubled to $800 million because of the sharp rise in global fuel prices triggered by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Trump says Iran is in ‘state of collapse’ and wants Hormuz reopened immediately as White House examines latest proposal
ISLAMABAD: The White House said on Tuesday it was examining Iran’s latest proposal to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, even as Tehran declared that the United States was no longer in a position to “dictate” policy to other nations and President Donald Trump publicly described the Islamic Republic as being in a “state of collapse.”
Araghchi blames US “excessive demands” for stalled peace talks, consults allies in Pakistan, Oman and Russia
ISLAMABAD: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Russia on Monday after a frantic three-day shuttle through Pakistan and Oman, telling his Russian hosts that Tehran was prepared to resume indirect negotiations with the United States — but only on terms that protect Iran’s core interests in the Persian Gulf and its nuclear program.
Iran proposes reopening Strait of Hormuz and ceasefire before nuclear talks with US
ISLAMABAD: Iran has proposed reopening the Strait of Hormuz and formalising a ceasefire with the United States before any negotiations on its nuclear program begin, according to a senior US official and two sources familiar with the discussions quoted by Axios.