#US Secretary of State #MarcoRubio voiced hope of progress on ending the war with #Iran, as he looked to Pakistani mediators to help advance efforts to strike an agreement.


"I believe the Pakistanis will be travelling to #Tehran today. So hopefully that'll advance this further," he said.


#IranWar


🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/May/22/us-pins-hopes-on-mediator-pakistan-in-push-to-end-iran-war

The #UnitedStates and #Iran are close to agreeing on a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war, two regional officials and a diplomat said.


Iran signaled "narrowing differences" in negotiations with the US after Pakistan's army chief held more talks in #Tehran.


The officials and diplomat expressed hope that a final decision on the #Pakistan-prepared draft could come within 48 hours as both sides review it.


#IranWar


🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/May/23/iran-and-us-are-close-to-an-understanding-aimed-at-ending-the-war-officials-say

“I will be meeting now, in the Situation Room, to make a final determination,” #Trump said.

The announcement came a day after reports said #US and Iranian negotiators had reached a tentative agreement to extend the fragile #ceasefire in the three-month-old conflict by 60 days while fresh talks are held on #Iran’s disputed nuclear programme.

🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/May/29/trump-meeting-with-aides-to-make-final-determination-on-moving-forward-with-iran-deal-2

US President #DonaldTrump said he had secured guarantees from #Iran that it would not develop nuclear weapons, as reports emerged he had sent a tougher peace proposal back to Tehran.

Any tweaks to the proposal could prolong even further an agreement to formally end the Middle East war and open the Strait of Hormuz maritime route after weeks of efforts to secure a deal despite fractious rhetoric and the occasional flare up of armed conflict.

READ: https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/May/31/trump-says-iran-has-agreed-to-no-nuclear-weapons

"We will not approve any agreement until we are certain that the rights of the Iranian people have been upheld"


#Iran's chief negotiator, #MohammadBagherGhalibaf said that Tehran will not agree to any deal with the #UnitedStates that fails to secure the rights of Iranians.


#IranWar


🔗 https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/May/31/dont-trust-enemys-promises-irans-chief-negotiator-says-no-deal-with-us-if-rights-are-not-fully-secured

#Iran's foreign ministry warned that its neighbours in the Gulf had a "legal and moral responsibility" to prevent American and Israeli strikes, as Tehran and Washington traded attacks.

#WestAsiaConflict LIVE 👇

https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jun/10/live-west-asia-conflict-iran-says-gulf-nations-have-responsibility-to-halt-us-israeli-strikes

LIVE | US President #DonaldTrump warned Wednesday he will renew attacks on #Iran, saying Tehran's peace negotiators "keep playing us for suckers."

🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jun/10/live-west-asia-conflict-iran-says-gulf-nations-have-responsibility-to-halt-us-israeli-strikes

The rupee plunged by 32 paise to 95.57 against the US dollar in early trade following a rise in global crude oil prices as hostilities between the #US and #Iran continued.


https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2026/Jun/11/rupee-slumps-32-paise-to-9557-against-us-dollar-in-early-trade

#Pakistan's Prime Minister #ShehbazSharif, whose government has mediated between #Iran and the #UnitedStates to end their war, said a peace deal would "likely" be finalised within 24 hours.


#IranWar


🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jun/13/us-iran-peace-deal-expected-within-24-hours-says-pakistan-pm-shehbaz-sharif

"The Deal with the Islamic Republic of #Iran is now complete."

The US and Iran agreed to a peace deal and an "immediate and permanent" end to military operations on all fronts including Lebanon, signaling the apparent end to more than three months of war in West Asia.

The initial announcement from mediator Pakistan was quickly confirmed by Washington and Tehran, and an official signing ceremony was scheduled for June 19 in Switzerland.

🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jun/15/us-iran-peace-deal-announced-with-permanent-end-to-military-action-hormuz-strait-to-open-june-19

#IranWar #WestAsiaConflict #USIranPeaceDeal

"Trump's agreement does not bind us... We are not party to this agreement."

Israel defence Minister Katz said that the country won’t withdraw from land seized in #Lebanon as the interim deal between the US and #Iran is to be signed.

https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jun/15/israeli-ministers-slam-us-iran-peace-deal-say-israel-not-bound-by-it

Ship traffic through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz has begun to recover following the June 17 MoU between the #UnitedStates and #Iran, with 11 India-bound vessels successfully transiting the waterway since the agreement was signed.

However, 10 Indian-flagged vessels remain in the Persian Gulf region awaiting passage.

🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jun/23/11-india-bound-vessels-cross-hormuz-since-june-17-us-iran-deal-10-ships-still-await-passage

The US military said it had struck 10 targets in #Iran at President #DonaldTrump’s direction, continuing a string of attacks that have shaken the war’s uneasy #ceasefire.

https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jun/28/us-military-says-it-struck-10-targets-in-iran-as-ceasefire-is-strained-by-second-day-of-attacks

#EXPLAINER | Negotiators from the #US and #Iran must turn broad political commitments in the MoU into a detailed, enforceable final agreement, addressing unresolved issues including Iran’s enrichment programme, sanctions removal pace, frozen assets, security guarantees, regional military arrangements and Strait of Hormuz administration, with the 60-day timeline extendable by mutual agreement.


https://www.newindianexpress.com/explainers/2026/Jun/27/what-the-us-iran-mou-means-why-it-matters-what-happens-next

India will be represented at the state funeral of #Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali #Khamenei, by #Bihar Governor Lt Gen (retd) #SyedAtaHasnain and Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita.

They will attend the funeral ceremonies beginning on 4 July on behalf of the Government of India, following an invitation from Iranian President #MasoudPezeshkian to Prime Minister #NarendraModi.

🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jun/30/bihar-governor-and-mos-will-represent-india-at-khameneis-state-funeral

US President #DonaldTrump said the #ceasefire with #Iran was "over" and added that he would allow talks to continue after fighting flared between the countries sparked by Iranian attacks on ships in the vital Strait of Hormuz.

The strategic shipping route remains a flashpoint in the conflict, which began in late February with massive US-Israeli strikes on Iran.

"I'll let our wonderful negotiators keep talking if they want, but I don't see it. I don't like these people," he said.

🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jul/08/trump-says-ceasefire-is-over-but-talks-can-continue-amid-renewed-us-iran-fighting

#OPINION | The turmoil of the tariffs may have subsided, but tolls for passage may tarnish free trade forever. Both the #US and #Iran should learn from history to avoid setting a terrible precedent.

🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinion/2026/Jul/08/what-happens-at-hormuz-may-not-stay-in-the-gulf

#US President #DonaldTrump vowed to charge all cargo shipped through #Hormuz to pay for keeping the strait open, and to reinstate a blockade on Iranian ships even as #Washington continued to launch more strikes targetting #Iran.

"The Hormuz Strait is OPEN," he posted on his Truth Social platform.

🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jul/13/trump-vows-20-charge-on-cargo-ships-in-hormuz-to-reinstate-naval-blockade-as-us-strikes-iranian-port

“They have no navy. They have no air force. It’s all gone."

#US President #DonaldTrump has claimed that #Iran’s senior military leadership has been wiped out, alleging that #MojtabaKhamenei, the son of the late Supreme Leader #AyatollahAliKhamenei, is “90% gone” as tensions between #Washington and #Tehran continue to escalate.

🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jul/14/mojtaba-khamenei-is-90-gone-trump-makes-big-claim-as-us-iran-conflict-spirals-out-of-control-2