Trump claims direct Iran talks as diplomacy edges back into Middle East crisis

President Trump says the US is 'hopefully toward the end' of the war with Iran and has spoken directly to Tehran, a claim Tehran has not confirmed and which Iranian officials say will not proceed without their conditions; the conflict widens into Yemen with a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz threatening global oil supplies as prices rise, while diplomacy persists through mediators like Pakistan, Oman and China after a collapsed MoU.