President Donald Trump said Iran is ready to make a deal to end the war but the US wants better terms, signaling no let up in a conflict that’s brought shipping in the strategic Strait of Hormuz to a near standstill and upended energy markets.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi urged countries to avoid actions that could escalate the war with Israel and the United States, as tensions rise and threats around the Strait of Hormuz disrupt regional stability.

War in West Asia deepens as US-Israel strikes kill Iran’s supreme leader, triggering regional retaliation and raising fears of a wider confrontation that could destabilise energy markets and global se

The U.S. and Israel crippled Iranian forces in two weeks of war, but Tehran’s ability to disrupt oil flows and its uranium stockpile complicate the push to end it.

The conflict involving Iran, Israel and the United States has rapidly escalated into one of the most dangerous

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that Tehran would welcome any initiative that leads to a “complete end to the war”, even as tensions in West Asia continued to escalate. “Tehran welcomes any initiative that leads to a complete end to the war,” Araghchi said, according to Iranian state media, Reuters reported.

Heavy waves of airstrikes shook Beirut and Tehran on Wednesday and into Thursday morning, adding to the toll of the war in the Middle East, as the Pentagon told Congress that the

Israeli leaders are framing the bombing campaign as having transformed the Middle East in their favour as pressure to end the conflict builds.