Iran, US-Israel War Highlights | Trump says US doesn't want Hormuz tolls, will retrieve uranium from Iran

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | US, Iran trade threats but Trump says Tehran wants peace deal

President Donald Trump warned that the United States may strike Iran again, a day after he said he had held off a major assault in hopes of a peace deal, but Tehran's army threatened to open "new fronts" if he went ahead.

Trump told reporters at the White House that he had been just "an hour away" from relaunching Washington's attacks on Iran before postponing the order, after weeks of a fragile ceasefire and talks to end the war.

"You know how it is to negotiate with a country where you're beating them badly. They come to the table, they're begging to make a deal," he said.

"I hope we don't have to do the war, but we may have to give them another big hit. I'm not sure yet."

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | Russia ready to help out with US-Iran talks, deputy foreign minister tells TASS

​Russia is ready to ⁠help out with talks ⁠between ‌the United ​States and Iran over their ​ongoing military conflict, ⁠Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov ⁠was quoted ‌as saying by TASS ‌state ⁠news agency.

"Russia ‌is ‌ready to provide ‌all ‌possible assistance in resolving this conflict, ⁠and ⁠the parties involved are well aware of this," Ryabkov ​said.

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | Vance says Iran war won’t be 'forever'

Vice President JD Vance reassured Americans that Trump's war with Iran will not become a "forever war," using a White House briefing to defend his ⁠policies as speculation about a potential successor builds.

He also said that Iran could trigger ‘nuclear arms race’ in Gulf.

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | Trump says US will end Iran war 'very quickly'

Trump  ​told ⁠lawmakers at the ⁠White ‌House ‌that ⁠the United States "will ‌end ‌the ‌war ‌very quickly" ⁠with ⁠Iran.

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | 'Return to war will feature more surprises': Araghchi

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi took to X stating, "Months after initiation of war on Iran, US Congress acknowledges loss of dozens of aircraft worth billions."

"Our powerful Armed Forces are confirmed as 1st to strike down a touted F-35. With lessons learned and knowledge we gained, return to war will feature many more surprises," he added.

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | US, Israel planned to install Ahmadinejad as Iran president in regime change operation

The US and Israel were considering installing hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the president of Iran as part of the plans for regime change in the Persian Gulf nation in the early days of the war, according to a The New York Times report.

Former Iranian President Ahmadinejad, known for his anti-Israel, anti-America views, was consulted by the US and Israel as they drew up war plans targeting Iran.

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | Xi tells Putin more Middle East hostilities 'inadvisable': Chinese state media

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | 2 Chinese tankers exit Strait of Hormuz, Reuters data showed

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | Israel says 430 Gaza flotilla activists being transferred to Israel

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | South Korea says Korean crude vessel is passing through Strait of Hormuz

South Korean ⁠Foreign Minister Cho ⁠Hyun ‌said on ​Wednesday a Korean crude ​vessel ⁠is passing through the Strait ⁠of ‌Hormuz, in cooperation ‌with ⁠Iranian authorities.

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | South Korea’s Lee criticises Israel detentions, says actions ‘way out of line’

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Israel ⁠had arrested ‌South Korean nationals ​in international waters, calling the action “way out of line”.

In ​a ⁠cabinet meeting, Lee said the South Korean citizens ⁠had been ‌detained for reasons not valid ‌under international law, questioning ⁠whether such actions could be ‌allowed to ‌pass without protest.

Lee said ‌he believed ‌many European countries were willing to arrest Israeli ⁠Prime ⁠Minister Benjamin Netanyahu under International Criminal Court warrants but that Seoul must make its ​own judgment on ​the matter.

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | Xi calls for immediate end to all hostilities in West Asia

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | If attack on Iran occurs again, war will extend beyond region: IRGC

"If the aggression against Iran is repeated, the promised regional war will this time spread far beyond the region, and our devastating blows will crush you," the Guards said in a statement on their website Sepah News.

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | Tankers exit Strait of Hormuz with 6 million barrels of crude oil

Two supertankers exited the Strait of Hormuz while another is ⁠making its way out, after waiting in the Gulf for more than two months with 6 ⁠million barrels of Middle East crude oil onboard, Reuters cited shipping data on ‌LSEG and Kpler.

The ships ​are among a handful of supertankers exiting the Gulf this month via a transit route that Iran has ordered ships to use.

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | Pakistan interior minister heads to Iran for talks, Tasnim says

Iran's ⁠semi-official Tasnim news ⁠agency ‌said ​on Wednesday that ​Pakistan's ⁠interior minister was heading ⁠to ‌Tehran for ‌talks ⁠with Iranian officials, ‌as Islamabad ‌continues ‌to ‌lead mediation ⁠efforts ⁠between Washington and Tehran.

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | Iran Guards warn of war beyond Mideast as Trump repeats threats

Iran warned on Wednesday that the Middle East war would spread far beyond the region if the United States and Israel resumed their attacks, after President Donald Trump threatened to strike again unless a deal is reached.

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | Iran still deciding whether to send foreign minister to UN Security Council, spokesperson says

Iran has not decided yet whether ⁠its foreign ⁠minister will ‌take part ​in a United Nations Security Council meeting on ​May ⁠26, ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei told ISNA on Wednesday.

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | Iran Guards say allowed 26 ships to transit Hormuz since Tuesday

Iran's Revolutionary Guards navy on Wednesday said they allowed over 25 vessels including oil tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours.

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | UN agency warns Hormuz block could trigger global food crisis

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned Wednesday that the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz could "trigger a severe global food price crisis" in the coming months.

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | Iran Parliamentary Speaker says 'enemy' seeks to start new war

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | We're going to give this one shot, am in no hurry: Trump on Iran

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | Iran chief negotiator Ghalibaf says preparing 'forceful response' to potential attacks

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | Israel army chief says military 'on highest alert' as threats over Iran war escalate

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | Do we finish it up or you will sign document?: Trump to Iran

US President Donald Trump said ⁠on Wednesday that Iran's ⁠navy and air ‌force are ​gone and the only question is whether the ​US goes back ⁠to finish the job or will Iran sign ⁠a ‌document.

"Everything's gone. Their navy's gone. ‌Their air force ⁠is gone. Just about everything. The ‌only question ‌is, do we ‌go and finish ‌it up? Are they going to be signing ⁠a ⁠document? Let's see what happens," Trump said in a commencement address at the US Coast ​Guard Academy.

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | 'Iran, US continue to exchange messages based on Tehran's 14-point proposal'

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | Iran reviews US proposal as Trump warns of ‘nasty’ action if talks fail

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | Iran says exchange of messages with US continues with Pakistani mediation

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | Iran's newly-created strait authority discloses 'controlled maritime zone' at Hormuz

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | Deal or strikes? Trump and Netanyahu at odds over Iran war strategy

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly had a tense phone conversation over the next steps in the Iran conflict, amid indications that Washington is leaning towards a diplomatic deal rather than fresh military strikes.

According to US media reports, Netanyahu strongly favoured resuming attacks to further weaken Iran’s military capabilities and target key infrastructure. Axios reported that after the call, Netanyahu’s “hair was on fire”, reflecting his frustration over the differing approaches.

(With PTI Inputs)

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | Trump, Netanyahu had tense phone call on future of Iran war: Reports

US President Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a tense phone call over the future course of the war on Iran as Washington appeared to be in favour of a deal instead of the resumption of strikes, US media reported. (PTI)

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | 'We have received US views and are reviewing them': Iran foreign ministry spokesperson

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | Tehran reviewing latest US response as Trump suggests he can wait

Iran said on Thursday it was reviewing Washington's latest position on ending the war after US President Donald Trump suggested he was prepared to wait a few days to "get the right answers" from Tehran but warned of renewed attacks if it did not agree to ⁠a deal.

"We have received US views and are reviewing them," Iranian state-run agency Nour News quoted Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei as saying.

Pakistan, which hosted peace ⁠talks last month and is acting as the conduit for messages between the two sides, continues to mediate ‌between Tehran and Washington, he added, with several rounds ​of communication having taken place. (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | Iran rebuilding military industrial base faster than expected, already producing drones: US intel

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | Iran 'responding to a text sent by the US': Report

Tehran "is responding ⁠to a text ⁠sent ‌by ​the US", Iran's ISNA ​news ⁠agency reported on Thursday, adding ⁠that ‌the visit of ‌Pakistan's ⁠army chief to Tehran ‌was ‌in order ‌to ‌minimise the gaps and ⁠help ⁠reach an official announcement of understanding. (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | Pakistan army chief to visit Tehran in mediation effort between US and Iran (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | Iranian sailors seized off Singapore by U.S. have returned home, IRNA says

Twenty Iranian ⁠sailors who were ⁠on ‌board ​a vessel seized by ​the ⁠US off the coast ⁠of Singapore ‌have returned home ‌after ⁠diplomatic efforts between the ‌Iranian ‌foreign minister ‌and ‌his Pakistani and Singaporean counterparts, ⁠IRNA ⁠news agency reported on Thursday. (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | India will send vessels to Strait of Hormuz for loading when situation is conducive, says Indian official (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | UAE official slams Iran's Hormuz control plan as 'pipe dream'

UAE' presidential advisor Anwar Gargash denounced Iran's claim of control over Emirati waters in the blockaded Strait of Hormuz as a "pipe dream" Thursday, following an announcement by an Iranian body overseeing the strait.

"The regime is trying to establish a new reality born from a clear military defeat, but attempts to control the Strait of Hormuz or infringe on the UAE's maritime sovereignty are nothing but pipe dreams," Gargash said in a post on X.

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | No full Hormuz flows until first half of 2027, UAE's oil giant says

Full oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz will not return before ⁠the first or second quarter of 2027, even if the Middle East conflict ended now, the head ⁠of the United Arab Emirates' state oil firm ADNOC said.

The outlook ‌is among the most pessimistic ​by top industry executives and underscores the prolonged economic impact of the Iran war which has triggered what the International Energy Agency has called the largest ever energy crisis because of the near-closure of the strait.

"Even if this conflict ends tomorrow, it will take at least four months to get back to 80% of pre-conflict flows, and full flows will not return ⁠before the first ‌or even second quarter of 2027," ADNOC CEO Sultan Al Jaber said during a Atlantic Council event on Wednesday. (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei says enriched uranium must stay in Iran

Iran's Supreme Leader has issued a directive that the country's near-weapons-grade uranium should not be sent abroad, two senior Iranian sources said, hardening Tehran's stance on one of the main U.S. demands at peace talks.

Israeli officials have told Reuters that Trump has assured Israel that Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium, needed to make an atomic weapon, will be ⁠sent out of Iran and that any peace deal must include a clause on this.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ‌has said he will not consider the war over until ​enriched uranium is removed from Iran, Tehran ends its support for proxy militias, and its ballistic missile capabilities are eliminated.

"The Supreme Leader’s directive, and the consensus within the establishment, is that the stockpile of enriched uranium should not leave the country,” said one of the two Iranian sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter.

Iran's top officials, the sources said, believe that sending the material abroad would leave the country more vulnerable to future attacks by the United States and ​Israel. Khamenei has the last say on the most ⁠important state matters. (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | Pakistan's Interior Minister discusses US-Iran talks with Iranian FM Araghchi

Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday and discussed the issues related to the US-Iran peace talks, amid reports about the possible visit of Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir to Tehran.

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Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | India wants return of stranded ships before sending more to Gulf

India wants to secure the return of its ships stranded in the Gulf before sending ⁠any vessels back to load fuel, a senior ⁠government official said on Thursday. "Our priority is ‌to get all ​our ships out of the Strait of Hormuz," said Mukesh Mangal, additional secretary at India's ministry of ports, shipping and waterways.

India will send ​vessels to the ⁠west of the Strait of Hormuz "whenever the situation becomes conducive", he added.

India's shipping ministry is coordinating with the foreign ministry and ⁠a ‌decision on sending vessels back will be taken after all stranded ships return, ‌Mangal told a press conference.

He said 13 Indian-flagged ⁠vessels and one Indian-owned vessel are still stuck on the west side ‌of the Strait. (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | Not appropriate for NATO to play role in Hormuz mission, France says

France on Thursday dismissed the idea of ⁠NATO playing a ⁠role in ‌an international ​mission to enable freedom of navigation in the Strait ​of ⁠Hormuz, its foreign ministry spokesperson said.

"Our position is clear ⁠and ‌constant. It is that the ‌North Atlantic Treaty ⁠applies to the North Atlantic. It ‌is ‌neither its purpose, nor ‌in reality ‌the appropriate alliance, for it then to be ⁠focused ⁠on an issue in the Middle East and on Hormuz," Pascal Confavreux told ​reporters in a ​weekly briefing. (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | Lebanon govt estimates $20 billion in losses due to war (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | Putin and Xi Jinping discussed storing Iran's enriched uranium in Russia

Russia's President ⁠Vladimir Putin discussed ⁠the ‌Iran conflict ​with Chinese President Xi Jinping ​during ⁠his visit to China, ⁠the ‌Kremlin said on ‌Thursday.

Putin ⁠shared with Xi the ‌idea ‌of ‌transporting ‌and storing Iranian enriched uranium ⁠in ⁠Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted ​by Interfax ​agency ​as saying. (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | Trump's preference is to do a good deal: Rubio

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | Rubio says a Hormuz tolling system would make diplomatic deal unfeasible

A diplomatic ⁠deal between ⁠the ‌United States ​and Iran would be ​unfeasible ⁠if Tehran implemented ⁠a tolling ‌system in the ‌Strait ⁠of Hormuz, U.S. ‌Secretary ‌of ‌State Marco ‌Rubio told reporters ⁠on ⁠Thursday. (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | Trump says US will destroy Iran's enriched uranium

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | Despite 'good signs' in Iran talks, 'other options' remain on table: Rubio

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said negotiations with Iran were showing “good signs”, but stressed that Washington still had “other options” if diplomatic efforts failed.

Speaking to reporters, Rubio said President Donald Trump preferred a negotiated agreement and hoped for a favourable deal, though the administration remained prepared with alternative measures if talks did not succeed.

Rubio said regional players, including Pakistan, were actively working towards a diplomatic resolution, with officials travelling to Tehran as efforts intensified to end tensions. However, he cautioned against excessive optimism, noting that progress remained uncertain.

He also criticised Iran’s reported proposal to impose a toll system in the Strait of Hormuz, calling it unacceptable and warning that such a move would make a diplomatic agreement “unfeasible”

(AP)

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | US voices hope on Iran deal progress before Pak chief's visit

Iran, US-Israel War LIVE Updates | No deal has been reached with US yet: Sources

A senior ⁠Iranian source ⁠told Reuters ‌on ​Thursday that no deal ​has ⁠been reached with the ⁠US, but ‌gaps have been ‌narrowed, ⁠adding that Iran's ‌uranium enrichment ‌and Tehran's ‌control ‌over the Strait ⁠of ⁠Hormuz remain among the sticking points.

(Reuters)