Iran, US-Israel War Updates | Drones, rockets attack US embassy in Baghdad

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Trump says US talking to Iran but doubts Tehran ready for negotiations

President Donald Trump ⁠said on Sunday ⁠Washington ‌is in ​contact with Iran but ​expressed ⁠doubt that Tehran is prepared ⁠for ‌serious negotiations to ‌end ⁠the conflict.

Trump told reporters on ‌Air ‌Force ‌One ‌his administration is talking to ⁠Iran, "but ⁠I don’t think they are ready." (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Trump says NATO faces 'very bad' future if allies don't help open Hormuz

President Donald Trump said Sunday that NATO faces a "very bad" future if US allies fail to help open the Strait of Hormuz, the critical oil transport conduit effectively shut by Iran in the Mideast war.

In a brief interview with The Financial Times, Trump said that as the United States has aided Ukraine in the war with Russia, he expects Europe to help on the Strait of Hormuz, whose closure has sent energy prices soaring around the world. (AFP)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Fire contained in vicinity of Dubai airport after drone attack, flights suspended

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran calls strikes on Tehran fuel depots 'ecocide'

Iran's foreign minister took to Twitter (formerly X) and wrote, "Israel's bombings of fuel depots in Tehran violate international law and constitute ecocide. Residents face long-term damage to their health and well-being. Contamination of soil and groundwater could have generational impacts. Israel must be punished for its war crimes."

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Dubai police says traffic on Airport Road, airport tunnel temporarily closed

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Dubai Airports announces the diversion of some flights from Dubai International Airport to Al Maktoum International Airport - Dubai Media Office on X

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Japan not currently mulling maritime ops despite Trump pressure over Hormuz, reports AFP

The Paris news agency reported that Japan said Monday it was not currently thinking about ordering maritime security operations, after US President Donald Trump called for other countries to send warships to help protect the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Saudi Arabia has intercepted more than 60 drones since midnight: defence ministry

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | UAE Says Its Air Defenses Are Currently Responding to a Missile Threat

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Trump suggests he may delay China trip as he pressures Beijing for help with Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump is suggesting he may delay his much-anticipated visit to China at the end of the month as he seeks to ramp up the pressure on Beijing to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz and calm oil prices that have soared during the Iran war, reports AP.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israeli military says it begun 'limited and targeted' ground operations in Southern Lebanon

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Russian ambassador calls for accountability in Minab school attack, reports Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera reported Kazem Jalali, the Russian ambassador to Iran, says that the perpetrator of the Minab school attack, where at least 170 people were killed, must be held accountable.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Dubai airport 'gradually' resumes flights after nearby drone incident, reports AFP

Abu Dhabi reports casualty after missile incident, reports Al Jazeera

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | We've managed to degrade Iran's launching capabilities to large extent: Israeli Envoy Reuven Azar.

Right now, we are controlling skies of Iran: Israeli envoy tells reporters in Delhi

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | We consulted diplomatic channels, including our partners in US and countries in the region over the past few days: Israeli envoy Azar

Israel envoy says US-Israel have no plan to invade Iran, reports ANI

 Israel's Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, on Monday said that neither United States nor Israel intends to invade Iran, stressing that the focus remains on encouraging change within Iran through pressure from its own people rather than through military occupation.

US jets strike military targets near Iran's Chabahar Free Trade-Industrial Zone

According to Voice of America's Persian-language service, US fighter jets have reportedly struck military facilities near Iran's Chabahar Free Trade-Industrial Zone (CFZ)

US fighter jets attacked military installations in the Koh Laki area, located behind the Chabahar Free Zone, and loud explosions were heard in the area

Indian vessel sails from UAE's Fujairah after terminal attack

An Indian-flagged vessel loaded ​with 80,800 metric tons of United Arab Emirates' Murban oil, sailed for India on Sunday from Fujairah, India's government said, a day ⁠after sources said some loading operations had been suspended at ⁠the UAE port.

Oil loading operations at the ‌UAE's Fujairah emirate, ​a major bunkering hub and crude export terminal, had resumed after a drone attack and fire on Saturday, sources said, though it was unclear if the operations were back to ​normal.

The vessel, Jag ⁠Laadki, was loading oil at the Single Point Mooring, when Fujairah terminal was attacked, India's Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said on Sunday.

The vessel and ⁠all Indian ‌seafarers on board are safe, the statement said.

Fujairah, outside the Strait of Hormuz, is the ‌outlet for about 1 million barrels per day of the UAE's ⁠Murban crude oil - a volume equal to about 1% of world demand.

Indian oil tanker Jag Laadki, carrying crude from UAE, sails out of war-zone safely; on way to domestic port: Govt update on West Asia.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel says it destroyed plane used by Iran's late Supreme Leader Khamenei

The Israeli ⁠military said ⁠on Monday it ‌had ​destroyed a plane used ​by Iran's ⁠late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei ⁠at ‌Tehran's Mehrabad airport ‌overnight. It ⁠said the aircraft had ‌been ‌used by ‌senior ‌Iranian officials and military figures ⁠to ⁠travel domestically and internationally and coordinate with allied ​countries.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | EAM Jaishankar thanked the Government of Armenia for evacuating 550 Indian nationals.

EAM Jaishankar thanked the Government of Armenia for evacuating 550 Indian nationals.

He wrote on X (formerly Twitter), "Thank the Government and the people of Armenia for facilitating the safe evacuation of over 550 Indian nationals from Iran so far. Appreciate their support in these challenging times."

We’re ready to stop hostilities if Iran changes course: Israeli Envoy Reuven Azar

As the West Asia conflict entered its 17th day, Israeli Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, on Monday said "we are ready to stop hostilities if Iran changes course".

Interacting with reporters here, Azar also said that in the last few days, Israel consulted "diplomatic channels", including its partners the US and countries in the region.

"We are always for diplomacy. Unfortunately, we exhausted diplomacy to the extent that we had to take military action. We hope that diplomacy will be relevant again as a result of our military action," he said.

The Israeli envoy said that in the past few days, Israel consulted "diplomatic channels", including its partners the US as well as the countries in the region, and a few other nations with which it doesn't have a diplomatic relationship.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | China Foreign Ministry, on Trump Seeking Assistance on Strait of Hormuz: We Are in Communication on the Current Situation with All Sides

There are concerns over LPG, no shortage: Oil Ministry

We have requested PNG users to surrender LPG connection: Oil Ministry

Crude is available in sufficient quantity: Oil Ministry

"Crude is available in sufficient quantity. All refineries are operating at the highest capacity. Our petrol pumps are operating normally. No dry out has been reported anywhere..."

Shivalik LPG carrier will be reaching at 5pm today: Oil Ministry

All Indian seafarers in the Persian Gulf are safe, no incident has been reported in the last 24 hours: Oil Ministry

22 vessels are in the West of Strait of Hormuz: Oil Ministry

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel launches new wave of strikes across Iran

Israel's military said on Monday it had launched a broad wave of strikes on the Iranian cities of Tehran, Shiraz and Tabriz, more than two weeks into the US-Israeli war against the Islamic republic.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | India says it has not had talks with the US on deployment of warships in Strait of Hormuz

India ⁠has not ⁠had ‌any conversation ​with the US about ​helping ⁠ships pass through the Strait ⁠of ‌Hormuz - a key ‌artery ⁠of the global ‌crude ‌oil trade - a ‌spokesperson ‌for India's foreign ministry ⁠said ⁠on Monday.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | ‘Don't worry, he's okay’: Israeli Envoy Reuven Azar scotches rumours of Netanyahu's death

Israeli Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, on Monday scotched rumours about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's death amid the raging West Asia conflict, saying "PM Netanyahu is alive".

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Communications ongoing to ensure Strait of Hormuz is fully opened, Qatari official says

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Britain working with allies on plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz, Starmer says

Britain is working with allies on a collective plan ⁠to reopen the Strait ⁠of Hormuz ‌and restore freedom ​of navigation in the Middle East but it will not be ​easy, British ⁠Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday.

"Ultimately, we have to ⁠reopen ‌the Strait of Hormuz to ensure stability ‌in the (oil) market. ⁠That is not a simple task," Starmer said.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran FM says ready to take war with Israel, US 'as far as' necessary

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Monday that Tehran had shown it was ready to take the war with Israel and the United States as far as necessary.

"I think by now they have learned a good lesson and understood what kind of nation they are dealing with, one that does not hesitate to defend itself and is ready to continue the war wherever it may lead, and take it as far as necessary," said Araghchi.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel says it has plans for at least three weeks of war as airstrikes pound Iran

Israel said on Monday it has detailed plans for at least three more weeks of war as its military pounded sites across Iran overnight, while Iranian drone attacks temporarily shut Dubai airport and hit a key oil facility in the United Arab Emirates. 

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Trump speaking with European allies about opening the Strait of Hormuz

President ⁠Donald Trump is ⁠speaking ‌with ​European allies and ​many ⁠other nations about opening the ⁠Strait ‌of Hormuz, ‌White ⁠House Press Secretary Karoline ‌Leavitt ‌said ‌during ‌an interview.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Dubai airport flights disrupted after nearby drone fire, one killed in Abu Dhabi

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | LPG tanker Shivalik, which crossed Strait of Hormuz, reaches Mundra Port

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran's foreign minister says 'neighbouring states' encouraging killing of Iranians

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran defiant as strikes hit Gulf transport, Trump to speak

Iran said it was ready to take the Middle East war "as far as necessary" as it launched strikes across the region on Monday, while US allies pushed back against Donald Trump's call for help to reopen a vital shipping lane.

US President Trump said he would hold a news conference on Monday, after several European countries rejected the idea of a NATO mission to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Some countries are not enthusiastic about helping reopen Strait of Hormuz: Trump

President Donald Trump on ⁠Monday repeated ⁠his call ‌to ​nations to help reopen the shipping ​traffic ⁠in the Strait of Hormuz, ⁠saying ‌some countries told him they ‌were ⁠on the way and ‌others ‌were not ‌that enthusiastic ‌about helping.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Russia urges immediate end to hostilities in West Asia

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Missile shrapnel falls in Jerusalem's Old City holy sites, police say

Shrapnel ​from ballistic missiles fired by Iran and debris from the Israeli interceptors that shot them down ⁠fell on Monday around Jerusalem's walled ⁠Old City and some of ‌its most sacred ​Christian, Muslim and Jewish sites, Israeli police said.

There were no casualties or major damage reported at the Church of the ​Holy Sepulchre ⁠or the nearby hilltop plateau known to Muslims as Al-Aqsa compound and to Jews as Temple Mount, ⁠a flashpoint site ‌that is holy to both faiths.

Photos distributed by police ‌showed three officers carrying what appeared to be ⁠a large metal ring-shaped part of a missile off a ‌red-tiled roof adjacent to ‌the Holy Sepulchre, the traditional site ‌of Jesus' crucifixion and burial ‌and a popular pilgrimage site. (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | UAE temporarily closes its airspace as an exceptional precautionary measure

​The United Arab Emirates' ⁠General Civil Aviation ⁠Authority announced ‌the ​temporary and full closure of the ​country's ⁠airspace, as "an exceptional precautionary measure", amid rapidly ⁠evolving ‌regional security developments, the ‌state ⁠news agency reported on ‌Tuesday.

UAE's ‌defence ministry said ‌earlier ‌on Tuesday it was responding ⁠to ⁠incoming missile and drone threats from Iran. (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Drones, rockets attack US embassy in Baghdad, security sources say

A wave of ⁠drone and ⁠rocket attacks targeted ‌the ​U.S. embassy in Baghdad early ​on ⁠Tuesday, Iraqi security sources said, describing ⁠it ‌as the most intense assault ‌since ⁠the attacks began, with ‌at ‌least five ‌drones ‌used.

A powerful explosion was heard ⁠in ⁠the Iraqi capital, a Reuters witness reported on ​Tuesday.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Fire breaks out in UAE's Fujairah Oil Industry Zone after drone attack

​A fire broke out ⁠in the ⁠Fujairah Oil Industry ‌Zone ​in the United Arab Emirates ​following ⁠a drone attack, the emirate's media ⁠office ‌said on Tuesday citing authorities, ‌adding ⁠that no injuries had ‌been ‌reported.

Civil defence ‌crews ‌were working to bring the ⁠fire ⁠under control, the media office said in a ​statement.