China, Iran and Israel have gained in the war which has hurt energy markets, Lebanon and the U.S. standing in the Middle East.

A potential peace deal between the United States and Iran hinges on the Trump administration agreeing to release $24 billion in frozen Iranian assets, a top Iranian official told CNN on Friday, warning that the US would “enter into a dark corridor” should it resume fighting.

Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in Tehran with a special letter from Pakistan's top civilian and military leadership for Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as Islamabad steps up efforts to facilitate dialogue between the US and Iran.

"The problem isn't our military, the problem is our political decisions," a former U.S. ambassador told Newsweek.

In an exclusive interview in Tehran, CNN’s Fred Pleitgen sat down with Mohsen Rezaei, the senior military advisor to Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei. The supreme leader, who has not been seen in public since his appointment,

Iran's Reaction to Trump's Remarks Abbas Araghchi, the Foreign Minister of Iran, has rejected comments made by US President Donald Trump regarding a potential meeting with Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei.

Ceasefire negotiations between the United States and Iran hit a major obstacle early last week. Iranian leaders stated that the agreement must also include a halt to Israel's military actions against the Hezbollah militia inside Lebanon.

Iran’s Supreme Leader says Israel is trying to divide the country after a military setback, urging citizens to counter fear, mistrust, and despair with unity and vigilance.

Lebanon’s leaders issued pointed calls for Iran to stop interfering in their country’s affairs on Friday, as Israel and Tehran-backed Hezbollah traded attacks after a new truce deal was flatly rejected by the group.

Weeks of talks between the US and Iran have failed to secure a deal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.