Iranian and American negotiators departed their indirect talks in Geneva with an agreement to keep talking, doing little to ease fears of an impending regional war.

Iran fired live missiles into the Strait of Hormuz during IRGC naval drills and said it is prepared to shut the key oil transit route if ordered.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said Tuesday that the country’s nuclear industry is “our undeniable right,” issuing a fresh warning to the United States as fragile negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program are set to take place in Geneva.

The Pentagon is sending a second aircraft carrier group – the USS Gerald Ford – to the Middle East, according to a senior administration official and a source familiar with the matter, a move that puts pressure on Iran even as President Donald Trump has said talks with Tehran will continue.