Current sectionMiddle East NewsIran NewsTrump said negotiations are underway, calling it Iran's 'last chance' for a deal, while Tehran has insisted no talks are planned and says discussions are limited to the Strait of HormuzShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeReutersand Haaretz01:52 PM • August 04 2026 IDTConflicting signals from the United States and Iran over the status of talks to end their five-month-old war heightened uncertainty on Tuesday, as a reported attack on a cargo vessel near the Strait of Hormuz underscored the risks to global energy flows.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Iran - U.S.Middle EastMiddle East oilIranDonald TrumpStrait of HormuzCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesElbit-UAEGazaWest Bank IDF Chief Michigan PrimaryNetanyahuEmigrationElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastU.S., Iran Trade Conflicting Claims Over Talks as Hormuz Tensions PersistThe Ancient City in Israel That Survived by Being ForgottenHezbollah Disarmament, Pilot Zones: Next Round of Israel-Lebanon Talks UnderwayA Good Visit to Israel, Tainted by Two Disturbing Incidents at the AirportIsrael's Minister of Jewish Terror Is Confused and InarticulateRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsNetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitTwo Female Israeli Soldiers Die by Suicide as IDF Mental Health Crisis DeepensHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab EmiratesDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of Commander'I Tried, I Got Crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin Is All-in for El-Sayed