Iran denies attacking a South Korean cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz this week, as US President Donald Trump has said a deal to end the war was “very possible” but warned Washington would resume bombing if talks failed, according to AFP.

Tehran’s embassy in Seoul says it “firmly rejects and categorically denies” allegations that its armed forces were behind a blast aboard the Panama-flagged HMM Namu, which caught fire on Monday while transiting the strategic waterway with 24 crew members on board.