Sign upEnrich your Al Jazeera experience by signing in or creating an account. Iran war live: US warns peace deal with Tehran is extremely difficult Vessels are seen anchored in Iran's Bandar Abbas along the Strait of Hormuz on June 18, 2026 [File: Amirhossein Khorgooei/ISNA/AFP] Share US says peace deal with Iran extremely difficult amid Hormuz ship attacks on social media Iran says its enriched uranium will remain inside the country, rejecting proposals to transfer an estimated 400kg of nuclear material to Russian custody. The announcement comes as Pakistan’s army chief, Asim Munir, visits Tehran to advance mediation efforts between Iran and the United States.
Iranian officials insist that Washington must rebuild trust before negotiations can resume, citing previous US attacks during diplomatic talks and refusing to compromise on Tehran’s seven-point proposal. Meanwhile, the White House has told Al Jazeera that the United States has no plans to attack Iran before the November 3 midterm elections. However, questions remain over Washington’s intentions amid the deployment of three US carrier strike groups to the region and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s visit to Israel.
Watch Al Jazeera’s Mohamed Vall reporting from Tehran and Kimberly Halkett reporting from the White House: Share Iran refuses to surrender enriched uranium as US rules out strikes before midterms on social media Hello, and welcome to our live coverage of the US-Israel war on Iran. Stay with us for the latest news and analysis on the conflict and its fallout across the Middle East, including in Yemen. A boy walks through the debris and rubble in a heavily damaged building in the aftermath of a reported missile attack on a residential neighbourhood in Taiz in western Yemen on October 20, 2026 [Ahmad al-Basha/AFP] Share Welcome to our coverage on social media Advertisement
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