Two-week ceasefire set to end on Wednesday

Neither side offered any specifics about the ‌state of negotiations

Iran’s military declared the Strait of Hormuz closed again yesterday, prompting ships to abandon attempts to transit the waterway and President Donald Trump to warn Tehran against trying to “blackmail” the United States.

Iran warns negotiators will make no compromise, pledges to defend national interests with full strength

Two Indian-flagged vessels reportedly forced back as Tehran reverses reopening pledge

Remarks come after Tehran declares key shipping route closed again

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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

Opposition groups said while they were in favour of quotas for women legislators, the linking of the plan to a mass redrawing of constituency boundaries was a government bid to manipulate the system and get more votes

The military has ruled Myanmar by force for almost all of its post-independence history, before a decade-long democratic experiment gave civilian politicians tentative control.

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.

The Treasury Department posted the license to its website late on Friday, allowing countries to purchase Russian oil loaded on vessels as of Friday through May 16.

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.