Iran sent its response to the latest U.S. proposal to end the Iran war via Pakistani mediators on Sunday, but U.S. President Donald Trump quickly rejected it in a social media post as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged Islamabad, via his Pakistani counterpart, Mohammad Ishaq Dar, to step up mediation efforts to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Xinhua news agency.

While the Iranian regime has been battling its external enemies, Israel and the United States, it has also been ramping up a deadly crackdown on those seen as the enemy within.

India, May 12 -- Tensions between the United States and Iran remain high as Tehran signalled that it is prepared for conflict while continuing diplomatic efforts to avoid another major escalation in the Middle East.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the US has a plan to escalate the war in Iran "if necessary" as the Pentagon raised the war's cost to $29 billion.

The Senate rejected another attempt by Democrats to limit President Trump's ability to use military force against Iran, but one new Republican senator voted in favor of advancing the measure.

President Donald Trump departed Tuesday afternoon for Beijing to meet with China’s President Xi Jinping. The high-stakes visit comes after Trump spent weeks trying, and failing, to persuade China to influence Iran to meet U.