Donald Trump signaled Thursday that a second round of truce talks between the US, Israel, and Iran could occur within the next two days, injecting fresh urgency into diplomatic efforts to halt the conflict. The statement followed a call Trump placed to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with the Strait of Hormuz cited as a focal point of discussion, a waterway through which roughly 20 percent of global oil supply transits, making its status acutely sensitive to energy markets. Separately, Israel and Lebanon held fresh talks, suggesting parallel diplomatic tracks are operating simultaneously across the region. The convergence of these channels points to an accelerating push to contain the conflict before it widens. What to watch: whether the second round of US-Israel-Iran talks materializes on schedule, any signal from Tehran on negotiating posture, and whether Strait of Hormuz shipping conditions shift in response to diplomatic or military developments in the coming 48 hours.
Iranian armed forces attacked a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, briefly halting traffic through the waterway. The strike threatens a fragile US-Iran arrangement and could push shipping insurance costs and oil prices higher.
The US has struck Iran, with President Trump citing an Iranian attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz as justification. The action raises immediate risks for global oil flows through one of the world's most critical shipping chokepoints.
The US struck ten Iranian targets on the second consecutive day of military action, putting a fragile ceasefire under serious pressure. The escalation raises immediate risks for Gulf shipping, global oil supply, and regional stability.
Venezuela's twin earthquakes, magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, have killed at least 164 people and injured 971, interim president Delcy Rodriguez confirmed Thursday. The quakes are the country's strongest since 1900, collapsing buildings across Caracas and prompting a state of emergency, with the death toll expected to rise as
