US President Donald Trump said there is still scope for a deal with Iran even as the blockade came into effect at 10 a.m. ET. He warned Iranian vessels against approaching restricted zones, though reports suggest at least one ship crossed the Strait of Hormuz. Trump also claimed that other countries may support the blockade, without naming them.

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.

President Trump on Monday said that Iran had reached out seeking a deal “very badly,” even as the US imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports warning that any Iranian attack ships approaching restricted waters in the Strait of Hormuz would be destroyed.

US vice-president says a lot of progress was made in talks at the weekend, adding: "The ball is in Iran's court".

The US and Iran may again hold negotiations on April 16 after Islamabad talks failed; Tehran has offered a 5-year pause on uranium enrichment, shorter than the US's 20-year demand

US President Donald Trump said Monday the American military had begun a blockade of Iranian ports as part of his effort to force Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz and accept a deal to end the war that has raged for more than six weeks.

The fallout of the US and Israel’s war with Iran is poised to cost the Asia-Pacific economy hundreds of billions of dollars and plunge millions into poverty, a United Nations report said Tuesday.

Israelis fear danger, Americans are concerned about exit as a tentative ceasefire takes shape. A fragile ceasefire has paused the fighting between the United States and Iran, but it has not resolved