The US and Iran agreed to continue indirect talks after the funeral of Iran's former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, while President Donald Trump claimed easing tensions were pushing oil and fuel prices lower.

Negotiations between Iran and the U.S. will pause for a week for the funeral of Iran's slain supreme leader, but Trump, and mediators, say there's been progress.

Fresh uncertainty has emerged over the future of the US-Iran peace process after President Donald Trump announced high-level talks with Tehran in Doha, only for Iran to deny that formal negotiations had been scheduled.

The United States and Iran are holding indirect technical talks in Qatar in a fresh diplomatic push to prevent another military escalation after weeks of conflict that rattled the Middle East. Discussions in Doha are centred on restoring commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz,

Iran war news LIVE: Meanwhile, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned of stern attack if Israel continues to attack Lebanon.

US President Donald Trump announced that a meeting between American and Iranian officials would take place in Doha on Tuesd

An uptick in clashes between Iranian security forces and Kurdish rebel groups is threatening to open a new front in the Islamic Republic's conflict with the United States and Israel, testing a fragile ceasefire between Tehran and Washington.

U.S. and Iranian negotiators met separately on Wednesday with Qatari and Pakistani mediators, with “positive progress made,” and they agreed to continue discussions, host Qatar said. The next meeting will be scheduled “at the earliest possible time” after the funeral of Iran’s previous supreme leader,

India, July 2 -- US-Israel-Iran War Latest Update: As tensions between the United States and Iran continue to remain under global scrutiny, US President Donald Trump has claimed that commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has reached record levels despite fears of disruptions in one of the world's most critical energy corridors.