This is the second time President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have spoken on the phone this month.

The president said he would bring a quick end to the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and get China to bend on trade and Iran on its nuclear program. Instead, conflict is escalating.

As U.S. President Donald Trump insists nuclear talks go forward, several Iranian experts say that deals with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei are ‘an illusion’ as ‘diplomacy is an impediment’ for a populace who has waited decades for the regime to be weak enough to collapse.

Former US President Donald Trump sent a stern message against Iran on Friday morning. Through a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, he warned that if Iran does not agree to a nuclear deal soon,

The U.N. nuclear watchdog's board of governors declared Iran in breach of its non-proliferation obligations on Thursday and it announced counter-measures, as an Iranian official said a "friendly country" had warned it of a potential Israeli attack.

As nuclear talks between Iran and the U.S. approach a critical juncture in Oman, Iran's Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh has warned that Tehran will strike U.S. military bases across the Middle East if negotiations fail.