Mark Saunokonoko

Donald Trump announced he is pausing ‘Project Freedom', the US effort to guide stranded vessels out of the strait of Hormuz, so he can finalise a

Taz Ali (now) and Mark Saunokonoko (earlier) LIVE – Updated at 11:10 US president says he will briefly pause Project Freedom after just one day.

LIVE – Updated at 18:33 Statement comes after Trump's threats to escalate bombing if Iran doesn't agree deal and IRGC suggestions the strait of Hormuz could reopen.

LIVE – Updated at 00:12 Statement comes after Trump's threats to escalate bombing if Iran doesn't agree deal and IRGC suggestions the strait of Hormuz could reopen.

It has been a week of dizzying, whiplash news in the Iran war. Seven days ago, the US-Iran ceasefire was holding but negotiations seemed stalled, or inching forward at best.

The complex operation to repatriate passengers and crew of the hantavirus-hit cruise ship, the MV Hondius, is almost complete.

It is nearly 10 years since the US president made a state visit to China, and Iran, Taiwan, trade, AI and drugs look set to dominate

Donald Trump's state visit to China this week – the first by the US president in nearly a decade – comes amid a time of geopolitical upheaval, a

It is nearly 10 years since the US president made a state visit to China, and Iran, Taiwan, trade, AI and drugs look set to dominate

US forces down attack drones in Bandar Abbas amid further military activity around the strait of Hormuz, with Iranian forces reportedly firing at four ships in the waterway