Iran's top ⁠joint military ​command ‌announced the ‌closure ⁠of the ⁠Strait of Hormuz ​on ​Thursday, including oil ⁠tankers ⁠and ⁠commercial ships, saying ​any vessel ​that ⁠will ⁠attempt passage will be shot ⁠at.

The US and Iran moved closer to an interim peace agreement meant to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and help end a war that has damaged the global economy and caused chaos in the Middle East, but conflicting messages from both sides have caused lingering uncertainty.

President Donald Trump said a deal to end the conflict with Iran is nearly complete and that on Thursday, he “cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran this evening.”

Trump picks top Manhattan federal prosecutor as next intelligence chief President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated Jay Clayton, the top U.S. attorney for Manhattan, to ​be the next U.S. spy chief, amid a political firestorm over a fierce loyalist Trump had picked to fill the role temporarily.

Star panel debates President Donald Trump's decision to cancel attacks on Iran and his confidence in securing a new deal.

President Trump said Iran has "taken too long" to negotiate a peace deal with the US, adding that "now they will have to pay the price."

A woman holds an image of Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, during an anti-U.S. and Israeli rally after Iran's missile attack on Israel, in Tehran, Iran, June 7, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS WASHINGTON,

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he had called off new military strikes on Iran, claiming a breakthrough in negotiations to end the war just hours after the American leader threatened to escalate the conflict by seizing control of Iran's oil industry.