Hopes for an imminent resolution to the conflict in the Middle East have been dashed after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio indicated that negotiating a deal with Iran could "take a few days", after Washington launchd fresh strikes in southern Iran.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told journalists in India that “there’s been some progress made" and “there may be news later today.”

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there was a chance Iran would accept a deal to end the Middle East war as soon as Saturday.His comments came as

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio indicated a potential deal to end the Middle East war could be reached soon. Pakistan's army chief arrived in Tehran for mediation. US President…

ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON/TEHRAN — Iran and the United States played down hopes for an imminent breakthrough in the three-month-old conflict on Monday, with US Secretary of State…