US President Donald Trump has reiterated that he expects the war with Iran to end this year, potentially shortly after the US midterm elections in No

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian declared Saturday that Iran "won't surrender" to the United States, accusing Washington of targeting civilians and trying to force the country into submission.

Opponents derailed the agreement with a clandestine effort to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz, regime insiders say. Iran’s president was furious when he found out.

Iran, through intermediaries, handed over to the United States seven conditions for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz. This was reported on September 12 by the Tasnim news agency, citing an informed source.

In its quest to get the Strait of Hormuz open, the Trump administration has spent months throwing spaghetti at the wall to see what would stick.

Iran's Foreign Ministry says the meeting in Oman is to 'promote better understanding among the countries of the region'.

For years, Iran confronted a balance of power in the Middle East that tilted against it. The region was dominated by a hostile American superpower, a nuclear-armed and militarily superior Israel, and significant local actors—Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates—that were strategically and economically aligned with the United States.

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he talks to reporters at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 8, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo The memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the United States and Iran includes a 60-day ...

Oman delays talks aimed at restoring shipping through the Strait of Hormuz as Iran demands payment for passage and ties reopening to US concessions, while Washington insists any negotiations focus on

IRGC-aligned voices "appear to view the midterm elections as another theater of conflict," one expert told Newsweek.