Iran warns oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz as US-Iran talks pause until after Khamenei’s funeral, with Pakistan’s PM Sharif set to attend in Tehran.

The U.S. president has tried to preserve a fragile interim deal, but hostilities mounted in recent days in the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump claims Iran requested Qatar talks as Tehran denies any meeting, deepening uncertainty over US-Iran diplomacy and tensions across the wider Middle East.