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This comes after negotiations between Washington and Tehran are reportedly advancing towards a preliminary accord aimed at halting the current crisis and establishing a framework for expansive nuclear talks.

Trump has made a strong statement regarding Iran-US deal. He has even that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons. Read the details here.

The US president also hailed the Navy blockade, which is causing significant financial losses to Iran.

US military disabled Iranian tanker M/T Hasna in Gulf of Oman after repeated warnings, citing blockade violation amid rising US-Iran tensions.

Iran's top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Wednesday that Washington was seeking Tehran's surrender through various means, including a naval blockade. "The enemy, in its new design, is seeking, through a naval blockade, economic pressure and media manipulation, to destroy the country's cohesion in order to force us to surrender," Ghalibaf said in a voice message published on his official Telegram channel.

Iranian airstrikes precisely damaged or destroyed 228 structures at at least 15 US bases in the Middle East, far more than US officials have acknowledged.

Investigators reviewing Allen's Bluesky social media account found a wide range of anti-Trump posts in the weeks leading up to the attack.

TOI correspondent from Washington: The United States and Iran are edging closer to a diplomatic breakthrough, with both sides working to finalize a on.

US and Iran near phased peace deal via Pakistan, Iran would curb nuclear and missile work, US would ease sanctions, talks may conclude within days before Trump visit to China.

US officials have so far said little about Allen's alleged motivation, pointing only to an email Allen sent to relatives on the night of the attack.