US Vice-President JD Vance asserted that the ongoing conflict with Iran does not qualify as a war while declining to provide a timeline for its conclusion.

Iran buried victims of a reported US airstrike on a wedding party near the Strait of Hormuz, as regional tensions flared with retaliatory missile attacks.

The United States unveiled a package of secondary economic restrictions targeting Iran's energy flows amid an ongoing conflict in the Strait of Hormuz.

The United States has issued a bounty of up to $10 million for five senior commanders of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps amid escalating sanctions and maritime enforcement.

The Treasury Department announced a sweeping expansion of secondary sanctions aimed at severing every economic lifeline sustaining Tehran amid the ongoing war.

Washington is preparing a sweeping set of secondary sanctions dubbed an economic D-Day against Iran, targeting oil buyers, shipping firms, and financial channels.

US military forces have redirected 70 commercial vessels as part of an escalating naval blockade targeting Iran, severely disrupting Middle East energy exports.

Iran has threatened to block all oil exports from the Persian Gulf in response to a sweeping new US economic offensive aimed at isolating Tehran.

Global crude benchmarks pulled back significantly as traders locked in profits ahead of U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's impending policy announcements.

Iran has threatened to halt all Persian Gulf oil exports and retaliate against any neighbouring countries participating in a fresh US economic campaign.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has acknowledged severe domestic struggles as Washington prepares a fresh wave of economic measures against Tehran.

Pakistani army chief Asim Munir will travel to Tehran to hold discussions with senior Iranian officials to bolster bilateral cooperation.

Iran's security chief has warned neighboring countries that joining US economic pressure campaigns will result in direct retaliation against their commercial interests.

Iran's security chief warned neighbouring states that cooperating with Washington's new economic pressure campaign will result in retaliation.

Iran has issued a warning to the international community, declaring that any nation joining U.S. economic restrictions will be treated as an enemy.

Iran has authorized select Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz following diplomatic requests, though the vital waterway remains largely restricted amid ongoing conflict.

As Washington launches an unprecedented financial squeeze against Tehran, analysts warn the strategy risks failing due to Iran's resilience against economic hardship.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for an end to the conflict with the United States, arguing that Tehran operates from a position of strength.

Iranian officials have fiercely condemned new sweeping US economic sanctions as a declaration of war, pushing back against Donald Trump's territorial claims over the Strait of Hormuz.

The United States has announced a dramatic financial escalation in its Middle East conflict, preparing historic sanctions against Iran while pressing China to halt its massive oil imports.