David Vujanovic

Conflicting signals on shipping emerge as US and Iran begin talks

Delegations gather in Switzerland seeking peace deal amid Hormuz dispute and Israel-Hezbollah escalation

Pact includes sanctions relief, nuclear limits and $300bn reconstruction fund, amid Trump threat to renew bombing

Memorandum reportedly offers Tehran oil sales, sanctions relief and $300bn reconstruction fund

Esmail Qaani, who leads IRGC's foreign arm, says Trump feared for deal as Iran prepared to hit back after Israeli bombing of Beirut

Tehran was badly weakened on the battlefield, but the framework deal with Washington may be handing it strategic gains

Memorandum to be signed in Geneva on Friday as Tehran hardliners criticise negotiators as traitors

Signing ceremony to take place on Friday in Switzerland

Ending the war will feel like a walk in the park when the negotiations begin to secure a lasting deal

While officials signal a deal is close, internal disputes over timing, terms and strategy are spilling into public view

Deep divisions in Iran as regime hardliners and protesters reject the emerging deal

Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait attacked, leading to interceptions and air alerts

Escalation threatens to engulf region after Trump's intimidation attempts and Tehran's 'never submit' response

Downed US Apache helicopter triggers rapid escalation between Washington and Tehran

President accuses Tehran of dragging out ceasefire negotiations and warning 'now they will have to pay the price'