The U.S. and Iran remain locked in a standoff over uranium enrichment ahead of a potential new round nuclear talks.

Oil prices edged up on Tuesday on a potential breakdown in talks between the U.S. and Iran over Tehran's nuclear program and the weakened prospects of more Iranian oil supplies entering the global market.

A top Iranian official pushed back on President Trump Friday, calling his recent remarks about a nuclear deal “confusing and contradictory.” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One as he

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Iran is nearing nuclear capability as the U.S. weighs diplomacy against mounting pressure.

After initially teasing that he may jet off to Istanbul for the Ukraine-Russia peace talks, Trump threw water on the matter to reporters on Air Force One, saying that “nothing is going to happen until (Russian President Vladimir) Putin and I get together.”

Plus, Badar Khan Suri, the Georgetown University scholar who was targeted for deportation by the Trump administration is released from federal custody.