Iran recently warned that it will conduct a five-day drill in the Strait, which is used by several countries to ship oil. | World News

Tehran conducts live-fire drills near Strait of Hormuz as US-Iran tensions rise, putting the world’s key oil chokepoint in focus.

The Iranian military intends to conduct two days of live-fire naval drills in the Strait of Hormuz despite warnings from the U.S. military.

US military deployments across the Middle East are fueling speculation that drills could mask preparations for a strike on Iran. While Washington insists no decision has been made, analysts point to asset positioning,

Tehran warns of live fire into crucial strait through which a fifth of all oil traded passes; US warns any unsafe actions risk regional 'destabilization'

Talks with ‌the U.S. should ​be pursued to ‍secure national ​interests ​as ⁠long as "threats and unreasonable expectations" are avoided, President Masoud Pezeshkian ‌posted on X on ​Tuesday. "Taking into ‌account demands ‍from friendly ⁠regional countries to respond to the U.

President Donald Trump reiterated that the US and Iran are maintaining diplomatic talks, even after an earlier skirmish in the Arabian Sea spooked oil markets amid heightened tensions between the two countries.

Iran has tentatively agreed to resume nuclear talks with the United States as it tries to avert the threat of further military strikes, in what would be the first such negotiations since the Trump administration bombed three of Iran’s nuclear sites last summer.