Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said talks with the United States aimed at ending the war could succeed only if they were conducted without pressure or threats, according to remarks delivered at a summit in Turkmenistan.
The U.S. military is preparing for the possibility of resuming major combat operations against Iran within the next three weeks, Axios reported, citing a U.S. official and another source familiar with the matter, as President Donald Trump weighs a return to military action without having made a final decision.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States could not accept a situation in which a single country controls a strategically important maritime route, stressing the need for diversified routes and sources of energy supplies.