Follow real-time developments as the US-Israel war with Iran enters a tentative de-escalation phase. Truce talks were held after a two-week ceasefire was agreed upon by both the stakeholders amid continued regional tensions and high-stakes diplomatic efforts.

Iran-U.S. negotiations fell apart after Tehran misjudged its leverage, a U.S. official says, as Vice President JD Vance departed Pakistan without a deal.

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Monday, that the two sides were “inches away” from an understanding before being derailed by maximalist demands, shifting goalposts, and a blockad

US-Iran war live: CENTCOM said the blockade of Strait of Hormuz will be “enforced impartially against vessels of all nations.” However, it added that ships traveling between non-Iranian ports will still be allowed.

Vice President JD Vance's marathon negotiations with Iranian officials in Islamabad failed to produce a deal, prompting President Donald Trump to order a Strait of Hormuz blockade.

It was a difficult mission, negotiating on behalf of a president whose messaging on the war has been mixed from the start.

Pope Leo XIV and President Trump, two of the most influential Americans in the world, are at odds over the war in Iran and the federal crackdown on immigration in the United States.

By Tom Westbrook and Amanda Cooper SINGAPORE/LONDON, April 13 (Reuters) - Oil and the dollar jumped on Monday as the failure of U.S.-Iran talks to yield an agreement left a fragile ceasefire hanging in the balance and no end to a choke on Middle East energy exports.

Follow live coverage from NBC News of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, the Strait of Hormuz, Israel-Lebanon updates and Trump's comments.

The blockade could derail a tenuous ceasefire after just five days. Vice President JD Vance said the U.S. remains open to diplomacy if Iran takes “our final and best offer.”