Benoit Faucon

Both sides have incentives to reach an agreement but are digging in, with Trump saying he won't do a bad deal

Residents in Iran said access to the internet remained restricted, a day after the president said it would be restored to pre-protest levels after more than 88 days of blackout. Authorities were meant to bring the country back online by today, after Iranian state media reported President Masoud Pez

Tehran’s top negotiator, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, has remained in Qatar for a second day of talks on a deal to end the war despite a deadly U.S. strike on Iranian forces, officials from Iran and Arab mediators said. Ghalibaf arrived Monday in Qatar to address sticking points to a peace plan, inclu

The U.S. Navy has restarted assisting vessel crossings through the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. military officials. The officials told The Wall Street Journal that a Greek supertanker laden with two million barrels of crude was guided by the U.S. Navy, as it crossed the waterway off the Oman

Tehran’s twin imperatives appear to be keeping it at the negotiating table despite skirmishes in the Strait of Hormuz.

Tehran's twin imperatives appear to be keeping it at the negotiating table despite skirmishes in the Strait of Hormuz.

Tehran is weighing whether it can weather economic hardship long enough to extract more concessions in talks with Washington.

Read this exciting story from The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026 issue. Tehran leaders weigh how long they can wait to extract more U.S. concessions

The country, which has walked a fine line between Washington and Tehran, is losing its footing as an Arab state trusted by both sides.

Read this exciting story from The Wall Street Journal June 02, 2026 issue. Neutral Muscat is losing its footing as an Arab state trusted by both sides