Israel and Hezbollah have continued to attack and launch strikes against each other, despite the 45-day extension of the truce in Lebanon. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has warned Iran of a “very bad time” if a peace deal was not agreed upon soon.

US President Donald Trump warned Iran that it would face a “very bad time” if a peace agreement is not reached soon, while Tehran said a deep trust deficit with Washington continues to slow negotiations.

The action near the Strait of Hormuz occurred the day the Trump-Xi summit began in Beijing, with Iran on the agenda.

The USS Gerald R. Ford, America’s largest and newest aircraft carrier, is set to return to port in Virginia Saturday after nearly a year at sea that included participating in the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro,

Lebanon reportedly filed a precedent-setting UN complaint against Iran amid U.S.-facilitated Israel-Lebanon normalization talks in Washington, D.C.

By Brad Brooks WIGGINS, Colorado, May 16 (Reuters) - Perched behind the cash register at Stubs liquor store, Amy Van Duyn gazed out the window at a red-and-green gasoline price sign, which she said seemed to tick up daily.

The US president says Tehran has to show "real" commitment to removing nuclear fuel and stopping uranium enrichment.

Iran’s foreign minister cited “contradictory messages” from the U.S., adding that the mediation process by Pakistan has not ​failed but is ​in “difficulty”.