Asian benchmarks are mostly rebounding, echoing the cautious relief that swept through Wall Street after President Donald Trump said the United States has talked with Iran about a possible end to their war.

President Donald Trump started the fourth week of his war against Iran by offering the world some guarded optimism that the U.S. could soon be winding down its military operations.

U.S. President Donald Trump says the U.S. is talking with an Iranian leader and claims the Islamic Republic is eager for a deal to end the war.

Oil prices continued to soar on Monday as the Iran war intensified, threatening production and shipping across the Middle East and straining energy supplies worldwide.

Some of the jubilation was open and even raucous.

The U.S. and Israel are pounding targets across Iran, dropping massive bombs on its ballistic missile sites and wiping out warships.

Iran has pushed back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s pressure tactics ahead of critical talks in Geneva over Tehran’s nuclear program.

Iran’s supreme leader has warned that any U.S. attack would trigger a “regional war” in the Mideast.

Israel is closely monitoring the fallout from widespread Iranian protests.

Iranians have celebrated the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.

Iran faces renewed UN sanctions over its nuclear program, escalating tensions with the West.

Iran’s supreme leader has praised the country’s recent missile strike on Israel and said it is ready to do it again if necessary.

Iran will hold a runoff presidential election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi after an initial vote saw the top candidates not secure an outright win in the lowest turnout poll ever held in the Islamic Republic by percentage.

Two candidates in Iran’s presidential election have withdrawn from the race.

In the second live debate on state television, six presidential candidates have discussed Iran’s economic problems ahead of the country’s June 28 election following a helicopter crash last month that killed President Ebrahim Raisi and seven others.

Iran’s hard-line parliament speaker has registered for the country’s June 28 presidential election.

Iran is holding parliamentary elections this Friday, yet the real question may not be who gets elected but how many people actually turn out to vote.

Candidates for Iran’s parliament have started campaigning in the country’s first election since the 2022 crackdown on nationwide protests that followed the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody after she was detained for allegedly violating the strict headscarf law.

Iran’s parliamentary speaker has warned that protests over the death of a young woman in police custody could destabilize the country.

Iran’s hard-line parliament speaker says a temporary deal between Tehran and international inspectors to preserve surveillance images taken at nuclear sites had ended.

Iran says it has begun enriching uranium to its highest-ever purity, edging close to weapons-grade levels.