When the plane carrying Iran’s delegation touched down in Islamabad for peace talks, even US officials were surprised at how many people stepped onto the tarmac.

Direct talks between the two sides lasted some 21 hours in the first meeting of its kind since the war began. But there was no deal to end the war.

Iran has countered with a 10-point plan of its own. It calls for Iranian control over the strait, an end to the war and halting attacks on its proxies, including the powerful Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon as well as demands for compensation for the damage wrought by the war.

Negotiating teams from the US and Iran could return to Islamabad this week to continue talks, following a lack of breakthrough in their last meeting. Negotiating teams from the US and Iran could

Analyst says Iran's delay in burying Supreme Leader Khamenei over 40 days after his killing reveals a deepening crisis inside the Islamic Republic.

Donald Trump reacted to news reports that China is preparing to ship weapons to Iran. "I doubt they would do that... but if we catch them doing that, they get a 50% tariff, which is a staggering amount,

Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf says Iran raised "forward-looking initiatives" in Islamabad, but US Vice-President Vance says Tehran has not accepted Washington's terms.

The first direct US-Iran talks in more than a decade ended for now in Islamabad, with the ceasefire holding but major differences over the Strait of Hormuz still unresolved.