Iran’s Tasnim News Agency also said Tehran could "activate other fronts," including closure of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

Iran's leadership is increasingly portraying negotiations with Washington not as compromise but as a continuation of confrontation by other means.

TEHRAN -- Iran has halted message exchanges with the United States via mediation in protest against Israel's actions in Lebanon, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported…

Iran has halted communication with the US through mediators. This action follows attacks on Lebanon. Iran and its allies plan to block the Strait of Hormuz. They also intend to…