Iran, US-Israel War Highlights| Talks 'have not' hit dead end, says US after Iran rejects peace plan

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel strikes south Beirut, says captured Hezbollah members

A series of strikes hit Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday and early Tuesday, the first attack on the Hezbollah stronghold in days, as Israel's military said it captured two members of the Iran-backed group in southern Lebanon, reported AFP.

The Israeli military also announced it was "striking Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut" after having called on residents to leave the southern suburbs beforehand.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Indian shares set for positive start as Trump postpones Iran grid strike

Indian shares are likely to ​open higher on Tuesday, tracking gains in broader Asian peers, after US President Donald Trump postponed the bombing of Iran's power grid, allaying fears of a ⁠deeper energy shock.

GIFT Nifty futures were trading at 22,862, as ⁠of 7:48 am IST, indicating that the benchmark ‌Nifty 50 may open about ​1.6 per cent higher from Monday's close of 22,512.65.

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Japan to start releasing oil from joint stockpiles by end-March, PM says

Japan plans to start releasing oil from joint stockpiles held by producing ⁠nations in the country by the end of ⁠March, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said ‌in a post ​on social media website X on Tuesday.

Japan started releasing 15 days' worth of private-sector oil inventories last week and Takaichi said in the ⁠X ‌post the country will tap a month's worth of crude from the ‌state reserves from Thursday.

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iraq armed group says commander, fighters killed in strike: Report

A strike in western Iraq on Tuesday killed a commander and several fighters from the former paramilitary coalition Hashed al-Shaabi, the group said.

The bombing targeted a base in Anbar province during a commanders' meeting, a source from the group told AFP on condition of anonymity, blaming the United States for the attack.

Seven Hashed al-Shaabi fighters were "killed and 13 wounded in a US strike", the report added.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Netanyahu says spoke with Trump, vows to protect Israel's interests

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he spoke with Donald Trump, saying that the US president believed US-Israeli military gains in Iran could be converted into a negotiated agreement that protects Israel's interests.

"President Trump believes there is a chance to leverage the tremendous achievements of the IDF and the US military in order to realise the war's objectives in an agreement -- an agreement that will safeguard our vital interests," Netanyahu said in a video statement.

"We will protect our vital interests under any circumstances," he said, adding: "At the same time, we continue to strike both in Iran and in Lebanon."

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran state media says 'new wave of missiles' launched at Israel

Iran launched another round of missiles towards Israel early Tuesday, state television announced, reported AFP.

"Iran fires new wave of missiles at occupied territories," the state-run Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting posted on Telegram.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel strikes hit 7 areas of south Beirut overnight: Report

Israel targeted seven areas of Beirut's southern suburbs overnight, AFP reported quoting Lebanese state media reported on Tuesday.

"Enemy warplanes launched seven raids overnight on the southern suburbs," Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported, adding that seven areas were targeted.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israeli military says it identified missiles launched from Iran towards the country: Report

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Oil rises as markets assess supply risk after Iran denies US talks

Oil prices rose on Tuesday on supply fear, as Iran denied it had talks with ⁠the United States to end the war in the Gulf, contradicting US President Donald Trump who said a ⁠deal could be reached soon.

Brent futures rose $4, or 4 per cent, to $103.94 a ‌barrel at 0400 GMT, while US West ​Texas Intermediate (WTI) climbed $3.49, or 4 per cent, to $91.62.

Crude futures dropped more than 10% on Monday, after Trump ordered a five-day delay to attacks on Iran's power plants, saying the US had talks with unnamed Iranian officials that produced "major points of agreement".

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israeli strikes near Beirut kill 2: Report

An Israeli strike early Tuesday on a residential apartment in Bchamoun, around 10 kilometers (6 miles) southeast of Beirut, killed at least two people, according to an initial toll from the Lebanese Health Ministry, reported Associated Press.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Amazon AWS region in Bahrain disrupted due to drone activity

Amazon said its Amazon ⁠Web ‌Services ​region in Bahrain has "been disrupted" amid the ​current ⁠conflict in the Middle East.

The ⁠disruption ‌is due to a ‌drone ⁠activity in the area, ‌an Amazon ‌spokesperson said, following ‌a ‌Reuters inquiry. Amazon said it is ⁠helping ⁠to migrate customers to alternate AWS regions while it ​recovers.

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | US to continue Iran strikes, pause applies only to energy sites: Report

The United ​States will continue its strikes on Iran, with the pause applying only to ⁠attacks on Tehran's energy sites, Semafor reported ⁠on Monday, citing a ‌US official, during ​what President Donald Trump has described as "productive" talks with unidentified Iranian officials. Earlier on Monday, Trump had ​postponed for ⁠five days a plan to hit Iran's energy grid. Iran later denied that it had engaged ⁠in negotiations ‌with the United States.

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Philippine president says grounding planes due fuel shortage a 'distinct possibility': Report

The ​Philippines said grounding planes due to a shortage of ⁠jet fuel brought on ⁠by the U.-Israeli war ‌with Iran ​is a "distinct possibility", Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing an interview with ​the South ⁠East Asian country's president.

Several countries have informed Philippine airlines they cannot refuel ⁠aircraft, ‌forcing Philippine operators to carry fuel for ‌both outbound and return ⁠journeys, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. told Bloomberg.

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Vietnam's Finance Ministry proposes fuel tax cut through June to curb inflation and help business

Vietnam's Finance ​Ministry on Tuesday proposed cutting an environmental protection tax on gasoline, jet fuel and diesel until ⁠the end of June, in a bid ⁠to ease cost pressures on businesses ‌and curb inflation.

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran FM Araghchi holds talks with counterparts, including Egypt

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Explosion heard in Tel Aviv: Report

After a recent warning about an incoming Iranian missile barrage, an explosion could be heard and smoke could be seen in central Tel Aviv. Officials did not immediately provide additional information, reported Associated Press.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Six injured in Tel Aviv after Iran missile alert

First responders said six people were injured on Tuesday in Israel's commercial hub Tel Aviv, where police reported several impact sites after the military warned of incoming missile fire from Iran, reported AFP.

Israel's Magen David Adom emergency medical service said "six people were lightly injured at four different sites" and released videos showing a partially gutted building and vehicles on fire.

Police in Tel Aviv said they were handling "several impact sites of munitions".

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Strike in western Iraq kills 15 fighters

A strike in western Iraq on Tuesday killed a commander and 14 fighters from the former paramilitary coalition Hashed al-Shaabi, a statement from the group said, updating the toll and blaming the United States, said AFP report.

The fighters from the Hashed al-Shaabi, also known as the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), were killed in a "treacherous American attack that targeted the operation headquarters" in western Anbar province, the statement said. An earlier toll put the toll at seven.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Mojtaba Khamenei agrees to negotiate with US: Report

Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has agreed to negotiate with the US on the West Asia conflict, reported Al Arabiya.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran energy minister downplays threat of attack

Iran's energy minister said he believed the country was less vulnerable than others in the region to any attacks on its energy infrastructure, in an interview with state TV broadcast on Tuesday, reported AFP.

"We produce electricity in a spread out way in several places, unlike the countries of the Persian Gulf or the Zionist regime, where production is centralised and very vulnerable," Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi said, referring to Iran's Gulf neighbours and Israel.

"We have more than 150 power plants across the country," he added, as the Middle East war dragged into its fourth week.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran media says energy infrastructure attacked

AFP reported quoting Iranian media reported on Tuesday that Israeli-US strikes targeted two gas facilities and a pipeline, hours after US President Donald Trump stepped back from his threat to attack power infrastructure.

"As part of the ongoing attacks carried out by the Zionist and American enemy, the gas administration building and the gas pressure regulation station on Kaveh Street in Isfahan were targeted," said the Fars news agency.

The facilities in central Iran were "partially damaged", added Fars, which was Iran's only news outlet to report the incident.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Bahrain pushes UN-backed action for Hormuz shipping; France tables rival text

Bahrain has put forward a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that would authorise countries to use "all necessary means" - diplomatic language for force - to protect commercial shipping ⁠in and around the Strait of Hormuz, according to a text seen by Reuters on Monday.

Diplomats said the draft text was backed by ⁠other Gulf Arab states and the United States, although they said it was unlikely to get through the ‌council, where Russia and China had veto power.

France ​circulated a more conciliatory alternative draft resolution, seen by Reuters, on Monday evening.

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Rocket attack kills six fighters in Iraqi Kurdistan

A rocket attack on Iraq's north killed six Iraqi Kurdish security personnel, a security official told AFP on Tuesday.

"So far, there are six killed, two missing, and 22 wounded," the official said on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the subject, following the strike on Iraqi Kurdish security forces in the Soran border region with Iran.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | South Korea seeks Omani support on oil, LNG as Iran war disrupts shipping

South ⁠Korean Foreign Minister ⁠Cho ‌Hyun ​on Tuesday asked ​his ⁠Omani counterpart for support on ⁠crude ‌oil and ‌LNG ⁠supplies, Cho's office ‌said, ‌due to shipment ‌disruptions ‌linked to the ⁠conflict ⁠in the Middle East.

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Tel Aviv mayor says building damaged in 'direct' hit after Iran missile warning

The mayor of Tel Aviv said a "direct strike" damaged a building on Tuesday after an Iranian missile attack warning, as Israeli first responders said they had treated four people for light injuries, reported AFP.

The strike in an upscale neighborhood in the north of the Israeli coastal city tore open the facade of an old three-storey building and scattered debris across the street, according to an AFP journalist at the scene.

Tel Aviv mayor Ron Huldai told reporters that the building had been hit by a "direct strike".

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iraqi Kurdistan accuses Iran of deadly attack against its forces

Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region accused Iran on Tuesday of launching an attack against its peshmerga armed forces, following the deaths of six fighters.

"Six Iranian ballistic missiles targeted them" in two attacks, the region's armed forces ministry said in a statement, adding that the incident killed six people and wounded 30 others, reported AFP.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Trump appears 'determined', but Iran unlikely to agree to US demands: Israel officials

US President Donald Trump appears 'determined', but Iran unlikely to agree to US demands, said three Israeli officials, according to Reuters.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | IRGC threaten 'heavy' missile fire on Israel in support of Lebanese, Palestinians

IRGC has threatened 'heavy' missile fire on Israel in support of Lebanese, Palestinians, AFP reported.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran police says it arrested 466 individuals accused of 'stirring public opinion' and 'online propaganda in favour of the enemy'

Iran's police said it arrested 466 individuals accused of 'stirring public opinion' and 'online propaganda in favour of the enemy', reported Reuters.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Kremlin warns against Iran war spillover into Caspian Sea

Russia would view ⁠any spillover ⁠of the ‌Iran ​conflict into the Caspian ​Sea "extremely ⁠negatively", Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov ⁠said ‌on Tuesday.

Asked about ‌the ⁠state of negotiations ‌between ‌Washington and Tehran, ‌Peskov ‌said the Kremlin ⁠was ⁠observing contradictory statements from both parties.

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | German minister says Trump's Iran talks announcement could mark turning point

Germany's ​foreign minister said on Tuesday that he believed U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement about ⁠talks with Iran could mark ⁠a turning point in the ‌nearly month-long conflict.

"Something ​is happening, and that's a good thing in this time when there have been more risks ​of escalation ⁠than possibilities of bringing this conflict under control," Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul told broadcaster MDR.

Trump wrote ⁠on ‌his Truth Social platform on Monday that the U.S. and ‌Iran had held "very good and ⁠productive" conversations about a "complete and total resolution of hostilities in ‌the Middle East". Iran ‌has said no negotiations had ‌taken place. (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Deadly strikes in Iraq blamed on US and Iran

An air strike in Iraq killed 15 members of a former paramilitary coalition, the deadliest attack on the group since the Iran war began, as missile fire elsewhere in the country killed six Kurdish security personnel.

Iraq has been pulled into the war triggered by Israel and the United States striking Iran on February 28, and which has since engulfed much of the region.

The Hashed al-Shaabi coalition, part of Iraq's regular armed forces but which also includes brigades belonging to Iran-backed groups, blamed the strike that killed a commander and 14 other fighters on the United States.

In autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan, a ballistic missile attack killed six peshmergas, with the region accusing Iran of conducting the first such deadly attack since the war began. (AFP)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran seeks debate at UN rights body over fatal school strike, letter shows

Iran ​has requested an urgent debate at the U.N. Human Rights Council on the fatal ⁠air strike on a primary school on ⁠the first day of ‌the U.S.-Israeli attacks on ​Iran, a letter showed on Tuesday.

"A strike on a functioning school during class hours represents a grave ​assault on children, ⁠on education, and on the future of the entire community," Iran's ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva, ⁠Ali ‌Bahreini, said in a letter to the council president dated March ‌23.

The attack on the Shajareh Tayyebeh ⁠School consisted of two missile strikes in quick succession that ‌killed 168 children, mostly ‌girls, Iranian officials say. (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr appointed as secretary of Iran's top security body, presidential aide says

Mohammad ⁠Baqer Zolqadr ⁠was appointed ‌as ​the secretary of Iran's ​Supreme ⁠National Security Council, the ⁠Iranian ‌president's deputy of ‌communications ⁠posted on X on ‌Tuesday, ‌replacing ‌Ali ‌Larijani who was ⁠killed ⁠in a strike last week. (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel military says completed large wave of strikes in Isfahan

Israel's military on Tuesday said it had conducted a large number of airstrikes in several areas of Iran, including the central city of Isfahan.

"The IDF has completed a large wave of strikes in Isfahan," the military said in a statement, adding that it had launched a "wide-scale wave of strikes.. in several areas in Iran". (AFP)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel's military to occupy swathe of southern Lebanon, defence chief says

Israel's military will occupy southern Lebanon up ⁠to the Litani River, defence minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday, the first time Israel has clearly spelled out its intent ⁠to seize swathes of territory that make up nearly a tenth of Lebanon.

Katz has ‌previously threatened Lebanon's government it would lose territory ​if it did not disarm Hezbollah, the militant group backed by Tehran that drew Lebanon into the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran when it fired into Israel on March 2. (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iranian spokesman for its top military command says armed forces will fight 'until complete victory'

The spokesman of Iran's top military command said on Tuesday that its armed forces will fight "until complete victory."

The comments by Maj. Gen. Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi of the Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters appeared to be related to US President Donald Trump's announcement that there were negotiations ongoing between Tehran and Washington.

Iran has denied that any talks are taking place, though its foreign minister has been talking to counterparts around the region. (AP)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Qatar is not directly mediating between US and Iran, ministry spokesperson says

There is no direct Qatari mediation between the United States and Iran, but Doha supports all ⁠formal and informal diplomatic channels to end the war, ⁠Qatar's foreign ministry spokesperson said on ‌Tuesday.

President Donald Trump ​told reporters on Monday the U.S. had held talks with Iran and that the two sides had "major points of agreement". Tehran said no negotiations ​had taken place.

Qatar ⁠has remained in close contact with Washington, seeking a diplomatic resolution to the crisis, foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al Ansari told a ⁠media ‌briefing in Doha. (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel urges Lebanese govt to take 'practical and meaningful measures' against Hezbollah

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar welcomed on Tuesday Lebanon's decision to expel the Iranian ambassador as a "justified and necessary step" and urged the government to take steps against Iran-backed Hezbollah.

"We call on the Lebanese government to take practical and meaningful measures against Hezbollah, whose representatives still serve as ministers within it," Saar said in a post on X. Lebanon's health minister, Rakan Nassereddine, and labour minister, Mohammad Haidar, are Hezbollah-affiliated. (AFP)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Modi, Trump spoke about importance of keeping the Strait of Hormuz open: US envoy to India

Indian Prime Minister ⁠Narendra Modi and ⁠U.S. ‌President Donald ​Trump spoke by phone ​on ⁠Tuesday and discussed the situation in ⁠the ‌Middle East, including ‌the importance ⁠of keeping the ‌Strait ‌of Hormuz ‌open, ‌U.S. envoy to India Sergio ⁠Gor ⁠said in a post on X. (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran toughens negotiating stance amid mediation efforts, sources say

Iran's negotiating posture has hardened sharply ⁠since the war began, with the Revolutionary Guards exerting growing influence over decision-making, and it will demand significant concessions ⁠from the United States if mediation efforts lead to serious negotiations, three senior sources in ‌Tehran said.

In any talks with the ​U.S., Iran would not only demand an end to the war but concessions that are likely red lines for U.S. President Donald Trump - guarantees against future military action, compensation for wartime losses and formal control of the Strait of Hormuz, the sources said.

Iran would also refuse to negotiate any limitations to its ballistic missile programme, they said, an ​issue that had been a red ⁠line for Tehran during the talks that were taking place when the U.S. and Israel launched their attack last month. (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | PM Modi speaks to Trump, says India supports de-escalation

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Pakistan says it is ready to host talks aimed at ending Iran war

Pakistan's prime minister says his country is ready to "facilitate meaningful and conclusive talks" to end the Iran war.

Shehbaz Sharif made the comment in a post on X.

Pakistan is one of the countries pushing diplomatically for talks between Iran and the United States after President Donald Trump said Monday there were ongoing negotiations between Washington and Tehran.

"Subject to concurrence by the US and Iran, Pakistan stands ready and honoured to be the host to facilitate meaningful and conclusive talks for a comprehensive settlement of the ongoing conflict," Sharif wrote. (AP)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | No permission required to sail through Strait of Hormuz, says govt official

Sailing through the Strait of Hormuz - the only sea channel linking the oil-rich Persian Gulf with open oceans - does not require permission from any country, a senior government official said as more Indian vessels prepared to sail through the war-hit zone.

Rejecting talks of stranded Indian vessels in the Persian Gulf being allowed to sail through the strait only after reaching some kind of an agreement with Iran, which controls the narrow shipping lane, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Special Secretary at the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, said the movement through strait is taken by shipping companies and their contracting entities after considering safety and other conditions.

Movement of ships through the strait had come to a near halt after the US and Israel launched military strikes against Iran, and Tehran's sweeping retaliation that hit US bases in the Gulf regions as well as Israel.

"No permission is required to sail through the strait," Sinha said at the media briefing on the developments in West Asia. (PTI)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Pakistan ‘ready and honoured’ to facilitate talks between US, Iran: Sharif

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said that Islamabad was "ready and honoured" to facilitate "meaningful and conclusive talks" between the US and Iran to end the ongoing conflict.

The announcement came following media reports about backdoor efforts by Pakistan along with Egypt and Turkiye to broker peace in West Asia.

"Pakistan welcomes and fully supports ongoing efforts to pursue dialogue to end the war in the Middle East, in the interest of peace and stability in the region and beyond," Sharif said in a post on X.

"Subject to concurrence by the US and Iran, Pakistan stands ready and honoured to be the host to facilitate meaningful and conclusive talks for a comprehensive settlement of the ongoing conflict," he added.

Earlier, the Foreign Office (FO) responding to media queries urged to avoid speculation and await official announcements about the venue for talks between the US and Iranian representatives. (PTI)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | India emphasises peace can be restored only through dialogue, diplomacy: MEA on West Asia crisis

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is engaged in discussions with many world leaders, and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is also engaging with his counterparts in the backdrop of the West Asia conflict, the MEA said on Tuesday, adding that India emphasises that peace can be restored only through dialogue and diplomacy.

At an inter-ministerial briefing on the West Asia situation, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal also said that India "continues to closely follow the developments in the ongoing conflict".

Aseem R Mahajan, Additional Secretary (Gulf), MEA, said ensuring the safety, security and well-being of the large Indian community in the region is "our utmost priority".

"Overall, the situation continues to improve in terms of the status of flights, with additional flights operating from the region. Since February 28, around 4,02,000 passengers have returned from the region to India," Mahajan said.

He added that the MEA continues to assist the travel of Indian nationals in Iran through Armenia and Azerbaijan to India. (PTI)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Erdogan says Turkey working to establish peace in Iran war

President Tayyip Erdogan said on ⁠Tuesday that ⁠Turkey will ‌continue working ​with all its resources to establish ​peace in ⁠the Iran war, which he said ⁠has hit ‌the Turkish economy and ‌the ⁠whole world.

Erdogan said the government ‌is ‌considering various ‌measures to ‌protect the economy from the U.S.-Israeli ⁠war ⁠on Iran, which has engulfed the region and sent energy ​prices soaring. (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | US expected to send thousands of soldiers to Middle East, sources say

The Pentagon is expected to send thousands of soldiers from the army's elite 82nd Airborne ⁠Division to the Middle East, two people ⁠familiar with the matter told Reuters ‌on Tuesday, adding ​to the massive military buildup even as the Trump administration seeks talks with Iran.

The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, did not specify ​where in the ⁠Middle East the troops would go and when they would arrive in the region. The soldiers are stationed at Fort Bragg, ⁠North ‌Carolina.

The U.S. military referred questions to the White House, which did not ‌immediately respond to a request for comment.

No decision ⁠had been made to send troops into Iran itself, one of the ‌sources told Reuters, but they ‌will build up capacity for potential future ‌operations in the region.

The soldiers' ‌deployment would be in addition to the deployment last week of thousands of Marines and sailors aboard the USS ⁠Boxer, ⁠an amphibious assault ship, along with its Marine Expeditionary Unit and accompanying warships.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran has no leaders left: Donald Trump

We are in negotiations with Iran: Trump

Trump says Iran gave US 'very big present' related to oil and gas

'Pete didn't ‌want it to be settled': Trump claims Defense ⁠Secretary was disappointed at how the war ended

Trump, reiterating that he felt the ‌United States had already won the war, indicated that Defense ⁠Secretary Pete Hegseth was disappointed as how quickly the campaign had gone.

"Pete didn't ‌want it to be settled," ‌he said, but did not give details.

Iran says non‑hostile ships may transit Strait of Hormuz with coordination

Iran has told ⁠International Maritime ⁠Organization ‌member states ​that "non-hostile vessels" may transit ​the ⁠Strait of Hormuz if ⁠they ‌coordinate with Iranian authorities, ‌the ⁠Financial Times reported ‌on ‌Tuesday, ‌citing ‌a letter.

Reuters could not immediately ⁠verify ⁠the report.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran Says Us-Israel Attacked the Vicinity of Bushehr Nuclear Facility on Tuesday

Projectile strikes Iran's Bushehr plant, no harm reported, IAEA says

The International Atomic Energy Agency on Tuesday ⁠said it had ⁠been informed ‌by Iran ​that a projectile struck the premises of the ​Bushehr ⁠nuclear power plant.

IAEA said in a post on X ⁠that ‌according to Iran there ‌was no damage to ⁠the facility or injuries ‌to staff ‌and that conditions at ‌the ‌plant remain normal.

The U.N. watchdog's Director General ⁠Rafael ⁠Mariano Grossi reiterated the call for maximum restraint to avoid nuclear safety risks ​during conflict.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Lebanon state media says Israeli strikes kill 9 in south

Lebanese state media reported on Wednesday that Israeli strikes killed at least six people in a town and a Palestinian refugee camp in the southern Sidon area, and three more in another town, reports AFP.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Residential Area Targeted in Tehran, Rescuers Searching Rubble - Semi-Official Snn News Agency

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Fire at Kuwait airport after drones hit fuel tank: aviation agency

Drones hit a fuel tank and sparked a fire at Kuwait International Airport, the Gulf state's civil aviation authority said on Wednesday, reporting no casualties, reports AFP

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | IRGC says it fired missiles at Israel, Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had fired missiles at Israel as well as military bases hosting US forces in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain, Iranian state television reported on Wednesday, reports AFP.

A Guards statement carried by state broadcaster IRIB said that "targets in the heart of the occupied territories", meaning Israel, and US military bases in the region "were struck by precision-guided liquid- and solid-fuel missile systems and attack drones".

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Previous energy, oil prices will not return until regional stability is guaranteed: Iran's top joint military command

Iran's top joint military command spokesperson said previous energy, oil prices will not return until regional stability is guaranteed by Iran's armed forces.

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Top WTO official sounds fertiliser warning over Middle East war

Disruptions to fertiliser supplies caused by the Middle East war pose a double threat to global food security through scarcity and high prices, a top World Trade Organization official has warned.

"Fertilisers are the number one issue of concern today. If there is no more fertiliser, there is an impact on quantities but also on prices," WTO Deputy Director-General Jean-Marie Paugam told AFP in an interview in Yaounde.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel strikes Tehran as Trump says US negotiating to end war

Israel struck the Iranian capital Tehran on Wednesday, Israeli military and Iranian media said, as President Donald Trump said the US was making progress in its efforts to negotiate an end to the ⁠war, with reports of a 15-point plan sent to Tehran.

The Israeli Defense Forces said in a Telegram post it had launched a wave of ⁠strikes targeting infrastructure across Tehran. The semi-official Iranian SNN News Agency said the strikes hit a residential ‌area in the city, with rescuers searching the rubble.

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | 'You are negotiating with yourselves?': Iran mocks Trump's claim of ceasefire deal

An Iranian military spokesperson mocked US attempts at a ceasefire deal Wednesday, insisting that the Americans were only negotiating with themselves, reports AP.

Lt Col Ebrahim Zolfaghari, a spokesperson for the Iranian military's Khatam Al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, made the statement in a prerecorded video aired on state television.

"The strategic power you used to talk about has turned into a strategic failure," he said. "The one claiming to be a global superpower would have already gotten out of this mess if it could. Don't dress up your defeat as an agreement. Your era of empty promises has come to an end."

He added: "Have your internal conflicts reached the point where you are negotiating with yourselves?"

"Our first and last word has been the same from day one, and it will stay that way: Someone like us will never come to terms with someone like you," Zolfaghari said. "Not now, not ever."

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israeli military says it identified missiles launched from Iran

Israeli military says it identified missiles launched from Iran towards country.

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Lebanon state media says Israeli strikes kill 9 in south

Lebanese state media reported on Wednesday that Israeli strikes killed at least six people in a town and a Palestinian refugee camp in the southern Sidon area, and three more in another town, reports AFP.

Israel has stepped up its campaign against Tehran-backed militant group Hezbollah, whose rocket attacks on March 2 pulled Lebanon into the regional war, triggered by US-Israeli strikes on Iran.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran fires missile salvo after Trump signals progress in talks

Iran launched a new missile salvo across the Middle East on Wednesday, after US President Donald Trump's signals that he was eager to talk with Tehran steadied global markets, reports AFP.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Japan PM asks IEA chief to prepare additional 'coordinated release' of oil

The head of the International Energy Agency said Wednesday he was "ready to move forward" with an additional release of oil reserves "if and when necessary", reports AFP.

Fatih Birol's comments in Tokyo came after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi asked the agency "to prepare to implement an additional release in case the situation drags on" with the war in the Middle East.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Shehbaz Sharif briefs Saudi Crown Prince as Pakistan pushes to mediate US-Iran talks

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday briefed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman about Islamabad's diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the tenuous West Asia situation.

The prime minister said in a statement on X that he spoke with the crown prince and discussed the regional situation in addition to exchanging traditional Eid greetings.

(PTI)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel says it struck two naval missile production site in Tehran

The Israeli military on Wednesday announced it had struck a naval cruise missile production facility operating under Iran's ministry of defence in Tehran, reported AFP.

"In recent days, the Israeli air force acting on IDF intelligence struck two key naval cruise missile production sites in Tehran," the military said.

According to the military, the facility was used to "develop and manufacture long-range naval cruise missiles, which are capable of rapidly destroying targets at sea and on land".

The strikes "represent another step in deepening the damage done to the regime's military production infrastructure", it added.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Thai tanker safely transits Strait of Hormuz after talks with Iran

A Thai oil tanker has safely passed through the Strait of Hormuz following diplomatic coordination between ⁠Thailand and Iran, and was not required to pay to escape the blockade, a Thai ⁠official and the oil major that owns the vessel said on ‌Wednesday.

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | New strike targets former paramilitaries in western Iraq: Report

A new strike in western Iraq targeted the former paramilitary coalition Hashed al-Shaabi, a security official said Wednesday, a day after a similar attack killed 15 Iraqi fighters, reports AFP.

"Two missiles were fired from a fighter jet" at the same base in Anbar province that was struck on Tuesday, the official said.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran turns back Karachi-bound vessel

IRGC has said that it turned back a container vessel bound for Karachi at the entrance of the Strait of Hormuz, saying it lacked prior approval.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Strike on western Iraq kills seven security personnel: Report

A strike on a base in western Iraq killed seven security personnel, the defence ministry said Wednesday, a day after an attack on the same base targeted the former paramilitary Hashed al-Shaabi, AFP reports.

"This resulted in the death of seven of our heroic fighters and the injury of 13 others," the ministry said of the strike in Anbar province, saying it specifically targeted the base's military healthcare clinic. Rescue operations were ongoing, it added.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Spanish PM says Middle East war 'far worse' than Iraq in 2003

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez warned Wednesday that the Middle East war presented a "far worse" scenario than the invasion of Iraq in 2003, reported AFP.

"This is not the same scenario as the illegal war in Iraq. We are facing something far worse. Much worse. With a potential impact that is far broader and far deeper," he told parliament.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Strikes near Iran, Israel nuclear sites risk 'unmitigated catastrophe': UN

Strikes around Iran and Israel's nuclear sites risk unleashing an "unmitigated catastrophe", the UN rights chief said Wednesday as the UN Human Rights Council discussed Tehran's attacks across the Gulf, reports AFP.

"Recent missile strikes near nuclear sites in both Israel and Iran underscore the immense danger of further escalation. States are flirting with unmitigated catastrophe," Volker Turk said in a video statement.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | No negotiations have taken place between US and Iran, says Tehran envoy to Pakistan

Iran's ambassador to Pakistan on Wednesday said there had been no talks between Washington or Tehran, after US President Donald Trump signalled tentative progress in diplomatic efforts to end the war, reports AFP.

"We have also heard such details through the media, but according to my information -- and contrary to Trump's claims -- so far no negotiations, direct or indirect, have taken place between the two countries," said ambassador Reza Amiri Moghadam, adding that it was "natural that friendly countries are always engaged in consultations with both sides to end this illegitimate aggression".

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Turkey conveying messages between Iran-US, ruling party official says

Turkey 'is playing a role passing messages' between Iran and the US to encourage de-escalation and direct negotiations, ⁠Harun Armagan, vice chair of foreign affairs for ⁠President Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party, said on Wednesday.

-Reuters

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Pakistan delivered US proposal to Iran: Senior Iranian source

Pakistan delivered a US proposal to Iran, ⁠a senior Iranian source ⁠said on Wednesday, ‌but ​the venue of any talks between Tehran and Washington to end ​the war ⁠has yet to be decided.

-Reuters

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel carries out fresh strikes in Tehran

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran receives US ceasefire plan

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Fired missiles at US aircraft carrier: Iran military

Iran fired cruise missiles at the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier on Wednesday, the military said, warning of further launches.

The Iran military cited Navy chief Admiral Shahram Irani, who said the carrier group's movements were 'constantly being monitored... and as soon as this hostile fleet comes within range of our missile systems, it will be subjected to powerful strikes by the Iranian Navy'.

-AFP

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | 'World's most pathetic, dishonourable liar': Iran ridicules Trump's lies

Iranian media on Wednesday ridiculed what they called US President Donald Trump's "lies" about ongoing diplomatic discussions to end the war, publishing cartoons of the US president styled as Pinocchio.

A caricature of Trump with an elongated nose looming over a map of the Strait of Hormuz appeared on the front page of the conservative daily Javan, under the headline 'The world's most pathetic and dishonourable liar'.

-AFP

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Hezbollah chief rejects talks with Israel, vows fighters will continue 'without limits'

Hezbollah chief Naim ⁠Qassem said ⁠on Wednesday ‌said that negotiating with Israel under ⁠fire ‌amounts to imposed ‌surrender and ⁠called for unity ‌against ‌Israel.

He ⁠said Hezbollah fighters were prepared to ​continue "without limits".

-Reuters

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Netanyahu seeks to avoid snap vote as Iran war gives no boost in polls

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is racing to pass a state budget and stave off early elections he would likely lose, with the war in Iran so far doing little to improve his standing in the polls.

-Reuters

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Would be 'surrender' to negotiate with Israel under fire: Hezbollah chief

Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said on Wednesday that negotiating with Israel under fire would amount to "surrender" for Lebanon, and also urged the government to reverse its ban on the party's military activities.

Qassem called on the Lebanese people to embrace "national unity," saying this could be achieved by the government reversing its March 2 decision to ban Hezbollah's military activities.

-AFP

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iraq oil output further plunges as storage fills

Iraqi oil production has slumped ​as the Iran war rages, with storage tanks reaching high and critical levels while the country is unable to export crude via the Strait of ⁠Hormuz.

-Reuters

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran will not allow US President Trump to dictate timing of end of the West Asia conflict

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Airlines cancel more flights as Middle East conflict escalates

Global air travel remains severely disrupted, with many people ​still unable to fly as planned to destinations after the Iran war forced the closure of major Middle Eastern hubs.

-Reuters

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran demands clear determination and guaranteed payment for war damage

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Pakistan ‘relaying messages’ between Iran and US for peace

Pakistan is relaying messages between Iran and the US with the aim to help de-escalate the West Asia conflict.

-Reuters

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Country ready to host any meetings related to Iran: Egypt's foreign minister

Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty ⁠said on Wednesday ⁠that Cairo ‌was ​ready to host any meetings related to Iran ​as ⁠long as it serves de-escalation.

Abdelatty said that ‌Egypt supported US ⁠President Donald Trump's initiative to ‌negotiate ‌with Iran.

-Reuters

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | 'Not positive': Iran's initial response to US proposal but Tehran still reviewing

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | UN chief says Middle East war is 'out of control'

The war in the Middle East is 'out of control', UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday, warning of more human and economic pain the longer fighting goes on.

-AP

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | UN chief names Arnault as personal envoy for Middle East war

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday named veteran French diplomat Jean Arnault to be his personal envoy on the conflict in ⁠the Middle East, saying it was "out of control" and the "world is ⁠staring down the barrel of a wider war".

Guterres ‌said that he had ​been in close contact with many in the region and around the world and that a number of initiatives for dialogue and peace were underway.

-Reuters

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | PM Sharif briefs Saudi Crown Prince as Pak pushes to mediate US-Iran talks

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday briefed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman about Islamabad's diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the West Asia conflict.

Sharif reiterated Pakistan's strong condemnation of the recent attacks on the Kingdom and reaffirmed Islamabad's unwavering solidarity and unequivocal support for Saudi Arabia in these challenging times.

-PTI

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran rejects US peace plan proposed to end war

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Lebanon stuck between Israel, Hezbollah in West Asia conflict it didn't want

Lebanon's weakened government has been wedged into a war not of its choosing between Hezbollah and Israel, as the Iran-backed militants harden their stance and Israel demands the group's elimination.

-AFP

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran could take action in Bab al-Mandab Strait if provoked

Iran could open ⁠a new ⁠front in ‌the Bab ​al-Mandab Strait if attacks are ​carried ⁠out on Iranian territory or its ⁠islands.

-Reuters

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel is expanding 'buffer zone' in Lebanon: Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that his country's forces were expanding a "buffer zone" in southern Lebanon as the military pressed ahead with its campaign against Hezbollah.

-AFP

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Strait of Hormuz must be reopened 'immediately': Philippines

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Trump admin yet to receive official message on Iran rejecting peace plan

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Trump will travel to Beijing for rescheduled China trip on May 14 and 15, White House says, after delay due to Iran war (AP)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran threatens attack on regional country if Iranian island occupied

Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad Baqer ⁠Qalibaf, said ⁠on Wednesday ‌that ​intelligence suggests "enemies" are planning to occupy an ​Iranian ⁠island with support from a regional country ⁠which ‌he did not name.

"Iranian ‌forces are ⁠monitoring enemy movements and ‌if ‌they take any step, ‌we ‌will attack vital infrastructure in ⁠that regional ⁠country in continuous and relentless attacks," he said in a ​post on ​X.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Arab countries release joint statement on Iran's 'blatant aggression'

Join statement released by six Arab countries:

"The State of Qatar, the State of Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan renew their condemnation in the strongest terms of the blatant Iranian aggressions, which constitute a flagrant violation of their sovereignty and territorial integrity, international law, international humanitarian law, and the United Nations Charter, whether carried out directly or through its proxies and the armed factions it supports in the region, and in particular the aggressions launched by armed factions loyal to Iran from the Republic of Iraq against a number of regional states, their facilities, and infrastructure, which represent a breach of international laws and covenants, and a flagrant violation of Security Council Resolution 2817 (2026), which explicitly demands that Iran immediately and without condition cease any aggression or threat against neighboring states, including the use of proxies.

While commending the fraternal relations with the Republic of Iraq, the states party to this statement call upon the Iraqi government to take the necessary measures to halt the attacks launched by factions, militias, and armed groups from the territory of the Republic of Iraq against neighboring states immediately, in order to preserve fraternal relations and avoid further escalation.

The states party to this statement reaffirm their full and legitimate right to self-defense against these criminal attacks in accordance with Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, which guarantees states the right to individual or collective self-defense in the event of aggression, and their right to take all necessary measures to preserve their sovereignty, security, and stability.

They also condemn the acts and activities that undermine the security and stability of regional states, planned by sleeper cells loyal to Iran and related terrorist organizations affiliated with Hezbollah, and praise their brave armed forces for confronting these aggressions and the vigilance of their security apparatus, which serves as an impregnable shield and watchful eye to safeguard the safety of homelands and lives, as well as their sincere and dedicated efforts in apprehending these agent cells and terrorist organizations and uncovering their nefarious plots."

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | White House says talks 'have not' hit dead end after Iran reportedly rejected a US proposal for ceasefire (AP)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Vice President JD Vance has been central to discussions about Iran, White House says

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Tehran demands a permanent end to the war and compensation for destructions: Iran's foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran's foreign minister says no talks being held with the US

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Struck more than 10,000 targets in Iran: US Central Command

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Hezbollah says negotiating with Israel would be surrender, amid strikes on Lebanon (AFP)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Responding to incoming missile and drone threats from Iran: UAE

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | UN Secretary-General calls for peace

"The shock waves of the conflict in the Middle East are falling hardest on those who bear no responsibility: the poorest & the most vulnerable," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres posted on X. "War is not the answer. We need a way out of this disaster. Diplomacy, full respect of international law & peace are the way out."

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | If Democrats had won, Iran would long ago have had a nuclear weapon: Trump

"If Democrats had won in 2024, our country would right now be a nation in terminal decline...Iran would long ago have had a nuclear weapon...Our military would be woke, politicized, starved for resources. ICE would be effectively abolished," Trump said.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Trump says Iran 'afraid' to admit it wants a deal

US President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday that Iran was taking part in peace talks, suggesting Tehran's denials were because Iranian negotiators fear being killed by their own side.

"They are negotiating, by the way, and they want to make a deal so badly. But they're afraid to say it, because they figure they'll be killed by their own people," Trump told a dinner for Republican members of Congress.

"They're also afraid they'll be killed by us."

The US leader's comments came after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that "we do not intend to negotiate". (AFP)

We don't want to get 'sucked into' that war: German defence minister on US-Iran conflict

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said Germany did not want to get "sucked into" the Iran war, calling it an economic "catastrophe."

"To make it crystal clear, this war is a catastrophe for the world's economies. From the beginning on, we have not been consulted before. Nobody asked us before. It's not our war, and therefore we don't want to get sucked into that war," Pistorius told reporters per AP.