Remarks come after Tehran declares key shipping route closed again

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps vessels reportedly opened fire without warning near Strait of Hormuz, as maritime tensions escalate despite earlier assurances on shipping safety

Saeed Khatibzadeh stresses commitment to diplomacy while Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkey intensify mediation efforts amid ongoing tensions with the United States

Uncertainty grows after reopening reversed within hours

Airlines continue long detours to avoid Iranian skies

Pakistan's powerful army chief completed a three-day visit to Tehran, the country's military said on Saturday, having met top Iranian leaders and negotiators as part of efforts to end the Middle East war

Trump says ceasefire may not be extended when it expires on Wednesday

He referred to "nuclear dust" and added that it would be retrieved "very soon."

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the shortest route to peace lay in dialogue and diplomacy.

Oil prices had already been falling on hopes of a negotiated end to the conflict, and the drop accelerated on Friday, with stocks heading upwards as traders drank in the optimism.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi yesterday said the Strait of Hormuz was open following a ceasefire agreed on in Lebanon, while US President Donald Trump said he believed a deal to end the Iran war would come “soon”, though the timing remained unclear.

No money will exchange hands in any way, shape, or form, he says

Iran, with the help of the US, has removed, or is removing, all sea mines, he says

'Enough is enough!!!' — Trump in social media post

Energy prices retreat sharply from March highs

Trump welcomes Iranian announcement

Two sanctioned Iranian container ships exited the Gulf via the strait earlier this week

Ministers from the four countries held two meetings in March

If the Lebanon ceasefire clears the way for a broader peace deal with ​Iran, it would be a significant win for the Trump administration

Only 36% of voters approve of how Trump was handling the situation with Iran, poll shows