Iran ceasefire nears its deadline. Trump toughens rhetoric, the US seizes an Iranian vessel, Strait of Hormuz fears shake markets, and Israel strikes Lebanon despite a truce.

Vice President JD Vance and top US officials are expected to depart today for Islamabad, Pakistan, ahead of a potential second round of talks with Iran, sources said. Follow for live updates.

Iran has warned it has prepared “new cards” to use on the battlefield as fears grow that a two-week ceasefire with the US may end without a peace agreement. Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, Tehran’s parliamentary speaker and top negotiator,

It's unclear when or even if top Iranian officials will come to Pakistan for peace talks just a day before Trump's latest ultimatum expires.

Follow NBC News live coverage of the U.S. seizing an Iranian ship, Trump's blockade and the Strait of Hormuz, peace talks in Pakistan and Israel-Lebanon.

Diplomatic efforts to end the US-Israel war on Iran remain uncertain, with Tehran refusing to negotiate under what it calls the “shadow of threats”. United States President Do

Trump and Israel killed Iran’s moderates. Now the more hardline military has stepped into the power vacuum - IN DEPTH: The US president claims that a ‘regime transformation’ has taken place in Tehran,

The status of the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's nuclear enrichment program are among the biggest obstacles to extending the truce, which expires Wednesday evening.

U.S. President Donald Trump slapped down the notion that Israel pushed him into waging the Iran war, asserting that the outcome "in Iran will be amazing"

Iran said it has no plans to send negotiators to Pakistan for a new round of talks after the United States seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz.