A mid-June ceasefire between Washington and Tehran is buckling as both sides trade strikes over the Strait of Hormuz.

Washington hit four Iranian targets hours after an IRGC drone damaged a Singapore-flagged ship, straining the 60-day truce meant to reopen Hormuz.

A U.S. Treasury licence lets Iran sell oil through August 21, the firmest step yet from the Switzerland talks, even as Washington and Tehran clash over nuclear inspections.

Mediators Qatar and Pakistan say the Bürgenstock talks produced working groups and a Lebanon deconfliction cell, even after Iran's walkout over a Trump threat.

A first round meant to steady a fragile ceasefire broke up within hours after Trump warned he would strike Iran again over Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S. Central Command intercepted multiple Iranian attack drones targeting commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz early Friday, even as Pakistani and U.S. officials said the two countries were within days of finalizing a peace agreement to end the Middle East war.