The Trump administration feels “good about prospects of a deal” with Iran, the White House said Wednesday, while noting that Pakistan would be the likely location of a potential second round of talks.

President Trump signals the war in Iran may soon be over, with new U.S.-Iran negotiations on the horizon and the current ceasefire set to expire in less than a week. As a Pakistani delegation arrives in Iran to aid talks,

President Donald Trump declared the war with Iran 'very close to over' following a 21-hour negotiation, warning that while the U.S. has decimated the regime's military, any attempt to pursue nuclear weapons would be met with immediate destruction.

Iran’s military has threatened shipping in the Red Sea if the US continues its blockade of Iranian ports, as President Donald Trump suggests talks could resume this week in Pakistan. Follow for live news updates.

In an interview that aired Wednesday, Trump said the war in Iran was “very close to over.” He has declared a U.S. victory repeatedly since mere days after the war started — even as the reality on the ground has been far more complicated.

Australia on ⁠Wednesday ⁠said it would raise defence ⁠spending to 3% of gross domestic product by 2033 from ​about 2% currently, in response to the most "complex and threatening" circumstances since World War ‌Two.

The leader of Iran’s joint military command has threatened to halt trade in the Gulf region if the U.S. does not lift its blockade of Iranian ports, while U.S. Central Command says no vessels have made it past U.

President Trump has moved to block vessels linked to Iran from leaving the region after the country closed the Strait of Hormuz.