Iran live updates: Diplomatic efforts to end war ongoing, Qatari official says

Progress made, but no final deal to open Strait of Hormuz yet, Rubio says

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there has been progress made in discussions with Iran and Oman over getting more ships through the Strait of Hormuz, but no final agreement has been reached yet.

Rubio also confirmed that the U.S. is involved in those negotiations between Oman and Iran. He also said denuclearization of Iran is the ultimate prize.

"The denuclearization of Iran is the ultimate deal. I think the immediate deal, the one that you see a lot of focus on, is the strait," Rubio said. "There are ships moving through the straits. There's oil moving right now through the straits. The straits are open."

"Nonetheless, I think that there's a conversation and a negotiation that we are involved in between Oman and Iran on how more ships can be able to go through there safely in the short term as we move towards these longer-term talks about denuclearization," he said.

Bessent says Iran deal could come 'today or tomorrow'

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC on Tuesday that the White House might have a deal with Iran "today or tomorrow" that opens the Strait of Hormuz and moves "towards a more normalized position in this conflict."

Diplomatic efforts ongoing, no direct talks 'on the books,' Qatari official says

Majed al-Ansari, the spokesperson for Qatar's Foreign Ministry, said during a press conference in Doha on Tuesday that "efforts are still ongoing with all the parties" to end the war between the U.S. and Iran.

Ansari said that there is no agreement, but added that "things may change in the coming hours or days, we don't know."

"Right now, we don't have anything on the books when it comes to direct talks," Ansari added.