US and Iran launch fresh strikes as peace efforts falter

Sources close to Iranian President 's office firmly denied reports of his resignation

Any tweaks to the draft could further delay an agreement to formally end the Middle East war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz after weeks of fraught negotiations marked by sharp rhetoric and occasional flare-ups of violence.

US Sailors prepare to taxi an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.

The military action came after Iranian forces allegedly downed a US MQ-1 drone.