President Trump’s remarks come as Iran demands concessions before reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and meanwhile, Israel has rejected a U.S.-backed peace plan with Gaza. Bradley Blackburn reports.

CNN News Central’s Sara Sidner gets reaction to the president’s new approach to the Iran war from Rep. Bill Keating (D-MA).

The Strait of Hormuz carried roughly a fifth of the world's oil and natural gas before the war.

WASHINGTON — Iran’s mysterious, “probably gay” supreme leader is so elusive that even his own president isn’t convinced he met him in a bizarre one-on-one in the back of a dark car. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was whisked to a secret location in Tehran,

Khamenei has not been seen publicly since taking up the role, most notably failing to attend his own father’s public funeral proceedings in Tehran last month.

An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Iran will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the United States meets its conditions.

Iran swore in the country's new president on Tuesday, with the reformist politician and heart surgeon Masoud Pezeshkian pledging that his administration will keep trying to remove economic sanctions imposed by the West over Tehran's controversial nuclear program.

Iran’s leaders have perplexed several American presidents, perhaps none more than President Trump. By Michael Crowley Michael Crowley covers the State Department and U.S. foreign policy. He has reported from nearly three dozen countries.

When Iranian officials convened in Tehran to discuss the nation’s water crisis this month, President Masoud Pezeshkian asked them to remove their blazers to cope with the sweltering heat instead of switching on the air conditioning. Dressed in a short ...

Reports of Iranians stealing bread, cheese and meat from supermarkets align with food inflation exceeding 112%, raising fears of a breaking point.