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STRAIT. Ships and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman, April 18, 2026.

Even as the talks proceed, US forces conduct strikes in southern Iran against targets, including boats attempting to lay mines and missile launch sites, in what it describes as defensive actions

DUBAI/NEW DELHI – Iran’s top negotiator and foreign minister were in Doha on Monday, May 25, for talks with Qatar’s prime minister on a potential US deal to end the three-month-old war, an official said, even as Washington and Tehran downplayed hopes of an imminent breakthrough.

Even as the talks proceeded, US forces on Monday conducted strikes in southern Iran against targets including boats attempting to lay mines and missile launch sites, in what it described as defensive actions.