This is provided a deal to end the months-long conflict is quickly reached, the US President said. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

He did not provide further details of the venue of the talks or the participants. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Iran warned the US this weekend against any “adventurous action” and said it would retaliate decisively if American forces followed through on Trump's threats of fresh attacks on Iranian targets.

US President Donald Trump said Iran talks will begin on Monday afternoon, saying he halted what he called the biggest planned attack since World War Two in favour of diplomacy. He said a deal could save lives and declined to set a deadline for negotiations.

Donald Trump said he dropped plans for new US strikes on Iran after Gulf leaders urged restraint. The pause keeps diplomacy alive, but disagreements over Hormuz and ceasefire terms remain.

Iran said it was close to reaching a deal with Oman on a new route that “respects the sovereign rights of both sides”. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Regime's media mocks Trump's climbdown; Israel still mum after US announces deal is imminent; Saudis confirm pushing Trump to hold off attacks; Iranian armed forces remain 'on high alert'

US President Donald Trump said he has decided to "hold off" on any new attacks on Iran, saying "the perimeters" of a deal have been agreed to with Tehran and adding that Israel was joining him in the commitment.

President Donald Trump said late Saturday that he would halt new planned attacks on Iran pending renewed talks to wind down the war and revive stalled cargo traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

President Donald Trump's announcements on Iran have followed a familiar course over the past five months.

Report says Israel planned to join US in attack on Iran's energy sites, was left in the dark when Trump called it off; president had reportedly been told by Qataris that Tehran agreed to open strait

The US president said he would ‘hold off any attack’ after being asked by Iran and other countries in the Middle East.

Iran's semiofficial Fars news agency aired footage Sunday of what it said were vessels "waiting for permission" from Iran to transit through the Strait of Hormuz.

US President Donald Trump said that negotiations with Iran will begin Monday after he decided to hold off on new strikes against the Islamic republic to pursue a deal. Read our live blog to see how events…

Qatar has taken a leading role in renewed mediation efforts between the US and Iran. Qatari negotiators presented Iranian officials with a revised proposal aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz.