The U.S., not Iran, is in control of the Strait of Hormuz, President Trump said Friday, adding, "We wiped out their armed forces, essentially." Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said Friday that his country "cannot trust the Americans at all" and Iran is "trying to maintain" the "shaky" ceasefire "to give diplomacy a chance.

Donald Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping offered to help the US negotiate with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump told Fox News that China’s heavy dependence on Gulf oil makes Beijing eager to keep the crucial trade route open and stable as tensions continue to rise in the Middle East.

Iran didn't attack Israel with drones in its most recent war -- but it did in the last war, and might again in the next.

India, May 17 -- Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has arrived in Tehran for a two-day official visit focused on supporting efforts to restart stalled diplomatic talks between Iran and the United States,

Israel's economy contracted at an annualised rate of 3.3% in ​the first three months of 2026, the ‌Central Bureau of Statistics said on Sunday, as the war against Iran weighed on output.

Israel spent over a year preparing a covert site in Iraq for its operations against Iran, regional officials say. Iraqi officials later confirmed the existence of a second base.

India, May 17 -- US-Israel-Iran War Latest Update: The conflict involving Israel, Iran and the United States continues to widen across the Middle East, triggering military escalation, economic uncertainty and fresh humanitarian concerns.

NEW DELHI — Iran 's foreign minister said a lack of trust is the biggest obstacle in negotiations to end the war with the US, saying Friday that Tehran would be open to diplomatic help, particularly from China,