Middle East

The US and Iran traded renewed airstrikes following President Donald Trump’s declaration of the collapse of a preliminary peace agreement on Wednesday.

The US has carried out more strikes on Iran, with Donald Trump calling it retribution for attacks on ships and saying the interim ceasefire deal is over.

The US President’s warning came just hours after he said the ceasefire with Tehran was over following Iranian attacks on American military sites.

His comments came a day after the US Treasury withdrew a waiver that allowed Tehran to sell its oil under the interim ceasefire deal.

The US President has declared talks with Iran a ‘waste of time’ after retaliatory strikes across the region, signalling the collapse of a key agreement.

A huge funeral procession for the assassinated supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, is underway in the Iranian capital with many vowing revenge against the US and Israel.

Huge crowds of Iranians gathered Saturday to view the casket of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at an elaborate state funeral for the former supreme leader, who dominated Iran for decades.

Trump officials were so worried Israel would assassinate key Iranian peace negotiators it took the extraordinary step of asking intermediaries to warn Iran.

To reach a more durable peace agreement with Iran and open the Strait of Hormuz, Donald Trump needs Israel to uphold the terms of a deal with Lebanon that Hezbollah says it will block by “any means necessary.”

In a statement, Iran’s powerful Assembly of Experts have demanded the assassination of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, calling on followers to ‘send them to hell’.

US envoys who have arrived in Doha will not hold a high-level meeting with Iran, a Qatari official says, casting doubt ‌on the progress of peace talks.

President Donald Trump said the US and Iran would meet in Qatar this week, at Iran’s request.

Iran and the US will sit down together for talks, but Iran says the focus will be on managing the Strait of Hormuz and de-escalating tensions.