Donald Trump said the US and Iran were holding good talks but warned strikes would resume if diplomacy failed. The remarks came as regional drone attacks and the Strait of Hormuz dispute underlined how fragile the truce remains.

Iran's foreign ministry has said the United States was not involved in recent talks with Oman over the administration of the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

The United States and Iran paused hostilities for a third night on Sunday as they looked to give peace talks another chance.

US President Donald ⁠Trump ⁠said Washington and Tehran were still conducting negotiations to end their conflict -- even as attacks intensified throughout the region, further threatening to widen the conflict into a full-blown Middle East war.

Tehran said it had halted retaliatory attacks against US allies in the Middle East as Washington refrained from attacking Iran for the second night in a row.

Pakistani, Qatari mediators working to restore scuttled interim deal after two weeks of fighting, say regional officials, as PM set to meet president for first time since war began

US President Donald Trump on Monday voiced optimism at the prospects for a negotiated peace deal with Iran, as the two sides held their fire for a third consecutive day.

The United States and Iran have agreed to pausing military strikes on each other following 13 successive nights of bombing and provocations from both sides. But Iran has refused to change its...