Donald Trump states that a war with Iran is “highly unlikely” amid ongoing negotiations, while military experts react and analyze the U.S. strategy, troop presence, and Middle East security implications.

Iran pushes for U.S. talks offering to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for lifting sanctions, as tension over global energy routes escalates.

Watch breaking news coverage as the U.S. conducts a new round of military airstrikes targeting Iranian air defense systems and IRGC boats around the Strait of Hormuz.

​A commercial tanker is struck in the Strait of Hormuz amid a sharp military escalation as the US and Iran exchange retaliatory strikes, threatening their fragile interim peace agreement.