Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi met his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi in Tehran on Tuesday to discuss a framework for managing ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. (Pics/AFP)

US President Donald Trump said the United States would continue military action against Iran until Tehran is no longer able to threaten American forces or pursue a nuclear weapon, while expressing diminishing confidence that negotiations with the Iranian leadership would succeed. (Pics/AFP)