Diplomacy

State Department to oversee ceasefire meeting between Israel, Lebanon next week

Pakistan asks Trump to delay Iran deadline by two weeks amid negotiations

Trump has given Iran until 8 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday to agree to reopen the strait or face serious repercussions that could include the elimination of a "whole civilization."

Trump upends China’s lucrative sanctioned oil import scheme after Iran, Venezuela interventions

For years China has exploited U.S. sanctions on oil producers Russia, Venezuela and Iran to fuel its own growth and fill its strategic reserves at a steep discount. Trump may be putting an end to that windfall.