Tim Hawkins
- Jun 21
US and Iran agree 60-day roadmap to peace after first day of talks marred by Trump threats and walkout
Mediators Qatar and Pakistan hailed 'encouraging progress' after US and Iranian negotiators worked through the night in Switzerland, reaching a 60-day framework despite Trump's threats to 'blow the shit out of them' and Tehran's renewed Hormuz blockade.
- Jun 20
Trump threatens US tolls on Strait of Hormuz if Iran deal collapses, after Iran claims renewed closure
President Trump said Saturday that the US could impose transit fees on the strategic Strait of Hormuz if ceasefire negotiations with Iran fail, hours after Tehran claimed to have reclosed the waterway, a claim the US military denied.
- May 26
US strikes southern Iran despite ceasefire, casting doubt on peace talks as Tehran warns of retaliation
American forces launched 'self-defense' strikes on Iranian missile sites and minelaying boats near the Strait of Hormuz, threatening a fragile ceasefire as negotiators met in Qatar to end the months-long war.
- May 26
US Launches 'Self-Defence' Strikes on Iranian Missile Sites and Mine-Laying Boats Near Hormuz Amid Fragile Ceasefire and Qatar Peace Talks
American forces have carried out new attacks on missile launch sites and boats attempting to lay mines in southern Iran, describing the operations as 'self-defence', even as top Iranian negotiators arrived in Qatar for talks aimed at ending the 88-day war.
- May 26
US Strikes Iranian Missile Sites Near Hormuz as Ceasefire Talks Hang in the Balance
American forces struck missile launch sites and minelaying vessels near Bandar Abbas late Monday, testing the fragile April 8 ceasefire just as US and Iranian negotiators work toward a deal in Doha.
