Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatened on Tuesday to sink U.S. warships amid continuing nuclear talks between the Middle Eastern nation and the U.S. “The Americans constantly say

Just as the talks got underway in Geneva, Iranian state media reported that parts of the strategic Strait of Hormuz will close while Iran’s Revolutionary Guard conducts military drills.

The talks come as the U.S. ramps up its military presence in the Middle East and Iran holds large-scale maritime exercises.

Oman has mediated indirect talks between Iran and the United States over Iran’s nuclear program, aiming to ease tensions.

Iran-US tensions LIVE: With US President Donald Trump pressuring Tehran to make a nuclear deal, Iran's atomic energy chief Mohammad Eslami said on Thursday that no country can deprive the Islamic Republic of its right to nuclear enrichment.

The US announced visa restrictions on Iranian officials and executives for repressing recent anti-regime protests and cutting off internet access, as the Trump administration ratchets up pressure on Tehran amid ongoing nuclear talks.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has confirmed that Iran and the United States will hold nuclear talks in Oman’s capital, Muscat, on Friday

Iranian and American negotiators departed their indirect talks in Geneva with an agreement to keep talking, doing little to ease fears of an impending regional war.

Iran and the U.S. continued trading threats and warnings even as negotiators sat down to try and strike a deal to avoid a war.