Iran, US-Israel War Highlights | Hezbollah fires rockets at northern Israel, citing ceasefire breaches

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran defiant as deadline looms for Trump threat to infrastructure

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | New Zealand describes US threats against Iranian infrastructure as 'unhelpful'

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has described Trump's recent threats against Iranian civilian infrastructure as "unhelpful", reports AFP.

"Unhelpful because more military action is not necessary," Luxon told Radio New Zealand on Tuesday.

"I think the bottom line is that the focus needs to be on not seeing this conflict expand any further," he said.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Stocks struggle, oil jumps as Trump's Iran deadline looms

Global stocks wavered on Tuesday, while oil prices were perched near $110 per barrel as the prospect of escalation in the war in the Middle East and the looming deadline ⁠for a deal to be reached kept nervy investors on the sidelines.

Markets have been rattled since the US-Israel war on Iran broke ⁠out at the end of February, with Tehran effectively closing the Strait of Hormuz, a ‌key global oil transit chokepoint that has spurred ​inflation worries.

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran releases Japanese national detained since January

apan said Tuesday a Japanese national who had been detained in Iran since January has been released, reports Associated Press.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told reporters that his release was confirmed on Monday.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran urges civilians to form human shields at power plants

As Donald Trump's deadline for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz  nears, Iran asked young people to form 'human chains' around the nation's power plants to protect them from American strikes.

Iran's Ministry of Sports and Youth has called on the country's youth, including athletes, artists and students, to gather around the sites from 2:00 pm (local) on Tuesday. 

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Malaysian commercial vessel allowed to pass in Strait of Hormuz

Malaysia’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that one of seven Malaysian commercial vessels stranded in the Strait of Hormuz has been allowed to pass and is now heading to its destination, reports Associated Press.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Guterres 'alarmed' by Trump rhetoric on Iranian energy plants: UN spokesperson

UN chief Antonio Guterres is "alarmed" by the social media post from US President Donald Trump that threatened American attacks on power plants, bridges and other infrastructure should Iran not agree to open the Strait of Hormuz, his spokesperson has said.

"Yes. We were alarmed by the rhetoric seen in that social media post that threatened American attacks on power plants, bridges, and other infrastructure, should Iran not agree to a deal," Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, said at the daily press briefing here Monday.

(PTI)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Saudi Arabia acknowledges ‘debris’ falls near energy infrastructure

Saudi Arabia said early Tuesday that seven ballistic missiles from Iran targeted the kingdom’s oil-rich Eastern Province, with “debris from the missiles” crashing into the ground near energy facilities, reports Associated Press.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Bridge linking Saudi Arabia to Bahrain closed over Iranian threats

The King Fahd Causeway, a key bridge linking Saudi Arabia to the island kingdom of Bahrain, closed early on Tuesday over threats from Iranian attacks, reports AFP.

The King Fahd Causeway Authority made the announcement in a post on X.

It said vehicle movements had been "suspended as a precautionary measure" over Iranian attacks targeting Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Trump may delay attack on Iran if talks show signs of progress: Report

Axios reported that US President Donald Trump may delay planned attacks on Iran's civilian infrastructure if talks show sings of progress.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | UN Security Council vote expected on Hormuz resolution

The UN Security Council is expected to vote Tuesday on a watered-down resolution calling for the unblocking of the Strait of Hormuz -- far from the sponsoring Gulf countries' initial goal of obtaining clearance to free it by force, reports AFP.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israeli military tells people in Iran to avoid using trains

​The Israeli military on Tuesday told people in ⁠Iran not to ⁠use trains ‌or go ​near railway lines.

"For the sake of your security, ​we ⁠kindly request that from this moment until 21:00 Iran ⁠time, ‌you refrain from using and travelling ‌by train throughout ⁠Iran," the military posted on ‌its Persian-language account ‌on X.

"Your presence ‌on trains ‌and near railway lines endangers your life."

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Petrochemical complex attacked in Saudi industrial area

Overnight attacks on Saudi Arabia hit a petrochemical complex in a sprawling industrial area in the eastern city of Jubail, a source on the ground told AFP on Tuesday, hours after similar installations in Iran were struck.

"An attack caused a fire at the SABIC plants in Jubail. The sounds of explosions were very loud," the source told AFP, referring to the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation.

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

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran ambassador to Pakistan says efforts to end war at 'critical, sensitive stage'

Iran's ambassador to Pakistan, which is mediating between Iran and the United States, said on Tuesday that efforts to end the war were approaching a "critical" stage, reports AFP.

"Positive and productive endeavours in Good Will and Good Office to stop the war is approaching a critical, sensitive stage," Ambassador Reza Amiri Moghadam wrote on X, without giving details.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Strikes 'completely destroyed' synagogue in Iranian capital: Report

US-Israeli strikes early on Tuesday "completely destroyed" a synagogue in Tehran, AFP reported quoting Iran's Mehr news agency and the Shargh newspaper reported.

"According to preliminary information, the Rafi-Nia Synagogue... was completely destroyed in this morning's attacks," Shargh wrote.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Current oil and gas crisis worse than 1973, 1979, 2002 together: IEA chief

The ​current oil and gas crisis triggered by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz ⁠is "more serious than the ones in ⁠1973, 1979 and 2002 ‌together", Fatih Birol, ​the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), told Le Figaro newspaper.

"The world has never experienced a disruption to ​energy supply of ⁠such magnitude," he said in an interview with the French newspaper released in its Tuesday edition.

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel says it struck petrochemical site in Iran

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | China hopes parties to Iran war can 'seize opportunity for peace', resume talks

China hopes relevant parties will seize the opportunity ⁠for peace and bridge differences ⁠through dialogue, ‌a Chinese ​foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday when asked about a ​US ceasefire proposal ⁠brokered by Pakistan that was rejected by Iran.

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran war jeopardizes US global leadership, warns Italian minister

The Iran war has ​put US global leadership on the line, Italy's Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said, expressing fear about the "madness" of nuclear escalation. Like some other NATO allies reluctant to ⁠join US President Donald Trump's attacks on Iran, Italy last week denied permission ⁠for US military aircraft to land at ‌the Sigonella air base in ​Sicily en route to the Middle East.

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran's Khorramabad airport targeted by US-Israeli attack

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | King Fahd Causeway, linking Saudi Arabia to Bahrain reopens after attack threats

The King Fahd Causeway, a key bridge linking Saudi Arabia and the island of Bahrain, reopened Tuesday morning after closing for hours over possible threats from Iran, reports Associated Press.

The King Fahd Causeway Authority made the announcement in a post on X, saying the only route by road between Bahrain and the Arabian Peninsula had reopened.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Series of explosions heard in Iranian capital: Report

Explosions rocked the Iranian capital on Tuesday, according to the country's Mehr news agency as well as the newspapers Shargh and Ham-Mihan.

An AFP journalist confirmed that a series of blasts were heard coming from the north of the city.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran's Kuwait ambassador urges regional states to find solution before Trump ultimatum

Iran's ambassador to Kuwait urged Gulf states on Tuesday to find a way to avert a "tragedy", as US President Donald Trump's evening deadline loomed for Iran to agree a deal or face strikes on civilian infrastructure.

"We hope that the countries in the region will use all their diplomatic and political capabilities to prevent such a tragedy from befalling the region," Mohammad Toutounji told AFP.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | 14 million Iranians, including himself, have volunteered to sacrifice their lives in war: Iran's president

Iran's president said Tuesday that 14 million Iranians, including himself, have volunteered to sacrifice their lives in the war.

President Masoud Pezeshkian made the comment on X just ahead of US President Donald Trump's deadline to bomb power stations and bridges in Iran if it doesn't open Strait of Hormuz.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Strike on Iran’s residential area kills at least 18, injures 24

An airstrike targeting Iran's Alborz province, northwest of Tehran, killed at least 18 people, Associated Press reported quoting state media on Tuesday.

The strike also wounded another 24 people, the judiciary's Mizan news agency reported.

It wasn't immediately clear what had been targeted.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Shots outside Israel's Istanbul consulate, 2 police officers wounded: media

Shots were fired outside Israel's consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday and two police officers were wounded, Turkish state television reported.

Commercial network NTV and the DHA news agency reported that three suspects were "neutralised" at the site.

Turkish media reported that the three suspects were armed with rifles and dressed in camouflage outfits while wearing backpacks.

No Israeli diplomat "is currently in Turkish territory", a source close to the case told AFP.

The incident happened around 12:15 pm (0915 GMT), NTV said, broadcasting images of a large police deployment around the consulate, which is located in Istanbul's Levent business district. (AFP)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | One attacker killed, two wounded in gunfight near Israeli consulate in Istanbul

One attacker was killed and ⁠two others were ⁠wounded in ‌a ​gunfight with police near the Israeli consulate in ​Istanbul ⁠on Tuesday, the city’s governor said, adding ⁠that ‌two police officers were ‌slightly wounded.

The ⁠attackers used rifles and pistols ‌in ‌the assault, Governor Davut ‌Gul ‌told reporters at the scene. He ⁠added ⁠that there have been no Israeli diplomatic staff at the ​consulate for 2-1/2 years.

The ⁠three attackers involved ⁠in ‌the gunfight had ⁠links ‌to an ‌organisation ⁠that “exploits religion”, Turkish Interior ‌Minister ‌Mustafa Ciftci ‌said.

He said ⁠two ⁠of them were brothers.

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran’s ​Revolutionary Guard ⁠warns ⁠neighbouring ‌countries 'restraint ​is ​over', ⁠says it ⁠will ‌target ‌US and partners' ‌infrastructure, ‌threatens ‌to ‌disrupt ⁠regional ⁠oil and ​gas ​supplies ​for ​years (Reuters)

Iran Guards also warned of responding beyond region if US "crosses red lines".

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | US-Israeli attack on bridge outside Iran's city of Qom: deputy governor

The United States and Israel launched an attack on a bridge near the Iranian city of Qom, south of Tehran, on Tuesday, the deputy governor of the province said, according to state TV.

"A few minutes ago, one of the bridges on Qom's communication lines, outside the city of Qom and in the west of the province, was attacked by American and Zionist enemy projectiles," Morteza Heydari said. (AFP)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran's Kharg Island targeted with several strikes: Mehr News (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Two dead in attack on rail bridge in central Iran: regional official (AFP)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel military says completed wave of strikes on Iran 'infrastructure sites'

The Israeli military said it had completed a broad wave of strikes targeting "infrastructure sites" across Iran on Tuesday, without providing details of what the sites were.

"A short while ago, the IDF completed a wide-scale wave of strikes targeting dozens of infrastructure sites belonging to the Iranian terror regime in several areas across Iran," the military said in a statement. (AFP)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | US strikes military targets on Iran's Kharg Island, US official says

The ⁠U.S. ⁠military conducted ‌strikes ​on military ​targets ⁠on Iran's Kharg ⁠Island, the ‌Axios news ‌outlet ⁠reported on Tuesday, ‌citing ‌an unidentified ‌senior ‌U.S. official. (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Railway targeted in Iran's Karaj: Iranian Red Crescent (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Trump warns 'whole civilisation will die' in Iran if ultimatum expires

U.S. ⁠President Donald Trump once again ⁠exhorted Iran ‌to make ​a deal by his Tuesday deadline, saying a "whole civilization ​will die ⁠tonight" if an agreement is not reached to end ⁠the ‌conflict.

"A whole civilization will die tonight, ‌never to ⁠be brought back again. I don’t want ‌that to ‌happen, but it ‌probably will," Trump ‌said in a post on Truth Social.

"We ⁠will ⁠find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex ​history of the World." (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | US struck more than 50 military targets in Kharg Island, WSJ reports

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | JD Vance says US has 'tools in our toolkit that we so far haven't decided to use' on Iran (AFP)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | US has largely accomplished military objectives in Iran war, Vance says

⁠The ⁠United ‌States ​has largely accomplished ​its ⁠military objectives ⁠in ‌Iran, ‌U.S. ⁠Vice President JD Vance ‌said ‌on ‌Tuesday.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Erdogan condemns 'treacherous attack' in Istanbul and vows to fight 'terrorism' (AFP)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran will not show flexibility as long as US demands surrender, senior Iranian source to Reuters

Iran and the United States continue to exchange ⁠messages through Pakistan, a ⁠senior Iranian source ‌told Reuters ​on Tuesday, but Tehran will not show flexibility as long as ​Washington ⁠continues to demand its "surrender under pressure".

The senior Iranian source, ⁠who ‌asked not to be named, said Qatar ‌on Monday had ⁠conveyed Tehran's message to the United States ‌and regional ‌countries that if Washington ‌attacks Iran's power ‌plants, "the entire region and Saudi Arabia will fall ⁠into complete ⁠darkness with Iran's retaliatory strikes".

He also warned that "if the situation gets out of control, Iran’s ​allies will also close ​the ​Bab El-Mandeb Strait".

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran-US talks halted amid Trump's fresh threats?

Iran has closed all diplomatic and indirect channels of communication with the US, Tehran Times reported on Tuesday.

Any and all message exchanges have also been suspended, the report said.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Netanyahu says Israel struck railways, bridges in Iran

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel struck on Tuesday railways and bridges in Iran "used by the Revolutionary Guards", after Iranian officials reported damage to at least two bridges and railway infrastructure.

"We are crushing the terror regime in Iran... with even greater vigour and with increasing force," Netanyahu said in a video released by his office. "Yesterday, our pilots destroyed transport aircraft and dozens of helicopters at an Iranian Air Force base. Today they struck the railways and bridges used by the Revolutionary Guards." (AFP)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Pakistan condemns Iranian attacks on Saudi energy facilities, calls it 'dangerous escalation'

Pakistan's top civil and military leadership on Tuesday condemned Iran's attacks on energy facilities in the eastern region of Saudi Arabia, calling it a "dangerous escalation" that undermines regional peace and stability.

The attack came as Pakistan was making last-ditch efforts to arrange a ceasefire between the US and Iran before the end of US President Donald Trump's deadline for a peace deal.

"The Government of Pakistan expresses its deep concern and unequivocal condemnation of the missile and drone attacks carried out by the Islamic Republic of Iran last night against energy facilities in the Eastern Region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia," the Foreign Office said.

Separately, the Pakistan Army described the Iranian attack on Saudi energy facilities as "unnecessary escalation", which spoils sincere efforts to resolve the conflict through peaceful means. (PTI)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | 'Stay away from military sites': Embassy issues advisory to Indians in Iran

As the West Asia crisis reaches a critical flashpoint following Washington's ultimatum to Tehran, India on Tuesday advised its nationals in Iran to stay wherever they are for the next 48 hours.

In an urgent advisory, the Indian embassy in Iran urged Indians to remain indoors and strictly avoid military installations, power infrastructure and the upper floors of multi-story buildings.

US President Donald Trump warned that a "whole civilisation will die tonight" if Iran does not meet his 8 pm Eastern Time deadline (5:30 am Indian time, Wednesday) to end its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

"In continuation of previous advisories, Indian nationals who are still in Iran must stay where they are for the next 48 hours, avoiding all electric, military installations and upper floors of multi-storey buildings, remaining indoors and coordinating any highway movement strictly with the embassy," the mission said. (PTI)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel crushing Iranian regime with greater vigour, attack not against its people: Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his country is "crushing the regime in Iran with great vigour" while asserting that the Israeli offensive against Tehran is not against its people.

"I tell you constantly that we are crushing the terrorist regime in Iran. But we are doing so with even greater vigour, and with increasing force," Netanyahu said as the world waited with bated breath for the approaching deadline issued by US President Donald Trump.

"Yesterday, our pilots destroyed transport planes and dozens of helicopters at an Iranian Air Force base. Today, they attacked the train tracks and bridges used by the Revolutionary Guards. They use these to transport raw materials for weapons, the weapons themselves, and the operatives who attack us, the US, and the countries of the region, the same operatives who also oppress the Iranian people," Netanyahu said. (PTI)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel army chief vows to 'intensify damage inflicted on regime' in Iran

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Russia and China veto UN resolution aimed at reopening Strait of Hormuz as US deadline for Iran deal looms

At a vote in ⁠the U.N. Security Council on ⁠Tuesday, China ‌and ​Russia vetoed a Bahraini resolution encouraging states to coordinate ​efforts ⁠to protect commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

The ⁠15-member ‌Security Council voted 11 in ‌favor of ⁠the resolution, with two against - China ‌and Russia - ‌and two abstentions.

"The draft ‌resolution ‌has not been adopted, owing to the negative ⁠vote ⁠of a permanent member of the Council, Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid ​Al Zayani told ​the Council. (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Singapore says it will not negotiate safe passage for ships through Strait of Hormuz

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Situation in Iran's Kharg Island under control, no damage to infrastructure after US-Israeli attack: Mehr citing sources

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | State-run Tehran Times newspaper on X: Diplomatic and indirect channels of talks with the US are not closed

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | 'Only the president knows' what he'll do on Iran: White House

Donald Trump is the only person who knows his plans for Iran, the White House said, after the US president warned that a "whole civilization will die' if Tehran fails to reach a deal Tuesday.

"The Iranian regime has until 8PM Eastern Time to meet the moment and make a deal with the United States," Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement to AFP, when asked if Trump was prepared to use a nuclear weapon, and about a report that Iran had cut off negotiations.

"Only the President knows where things stand and what he will do." (AFP)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel urges all vessels to evacuate south Lebanon maritime area up to Tyre

The Israeli military on Tuesday urged all vessels in the maritime zone off the coast of southern Lebanon to immediately head north of the city of Tyre, warning that it would operate in the area.

"Hezbollah's activities expose naval vessels in the maritime area between Tyre and Ras al-Naqoura to danger, which compels the IDF to take action against it in the maritime domain," the military's Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee posted on X.

"To ensure your safety, all anchored or sailing naval vessels in the specified maritime area shown on the navigation map must immediately proceed north of the Tyre area," he added. (AFP)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israeli military says it targeted senior commander in Iran's top joint military command, results of attack under review (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran's UN envoy slams 'deeply irresponsible' Trump threats (AFP)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel army 'regrets' damage to Tehran synagogue, says aimed at 'senior military target'

The Israeli military on Tuesday expressed regret over "collateral damage" to a synagogue in Tehran caused by an overnight strike it said was targeting a senior Iranian commander.

"Last night (Tuesday), the IDF struck a senior commander in the emergency headquarters 'Khatam al-Anbiya' of the Iranian terror regime," an Israeli military spokesperson said in response to a question from AFP. "The IDF regrets the collateral damage to the synagogue and emphasises that the strike was targeted at a senior military target within the regime's armed forces, not at any place of worship."

Earlier on Tuesday, Iranian media reported that the Rafi-Nia Synagogue in central Tehran had been "completely destroyed". (AFP)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Envoy says Iran will take 'proportionate' action if Trump follows through on attack threats

An Iranian envoy says Tehran will "take immediate and proportionate" action if US President Donald Trump follows through on his threats to attack the country's "whole civilization."

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Government is ready for all scenarios: Iran's first Vice President Raza Aref over threats against Iranian infrastructure

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Pakistan PM seeks two-week extension to Trump's deadline on Iran

Pakistan ​Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday requested that U.S. President Donald Trump make a two-week extension to a deadline ⁠he imposed on Iran to end its blockade ⁠of Gulf oil.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran says ready for anything after Trump warns 'whole civilization will die'

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Qatar says four wounded, including a child, by falling missile debris in Iran attack

Qatar's interior ministry said on Wednesday that falling debris from an Iranian missile attack had hurt four people, including a child, as the Islamic republic presses an aerial campaign against Gulf states.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Trump says he has agreed to suspend 'bombing and attack of Iran' for two weeks

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he ⁠has agreed "to suspend the bombing and attack ⁠of Iran for a ‌period of ​two weeks." Trump said he spoke to leaders in Pakistan, which has been a mediator between Washington and ​Tehran and ⁠which had sought a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel reports missiles fired by Iran as Trump pauses infrastructure attack

Israel's military warned early Wednesday that Iran had fired missiles toward it, moments after US President Donald Trump said he had agreed to postpone a devastating attack on Iranian infrastructure by two weeks.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel has also agreed to the two week ceasefire and to suspend its bombing campaign: White House officials (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran to halt attacks if attacks against it stop, Araqchi says

Iran said it ⁠would halt ⁠its attacks if ‌attacks ​against it stop and ​that ⁠safe transit through the Strait of ⁠Hormuz ‌would be possible ‌for ⁠two weeks in coordination with ‌Iranian ‌armed ‌forces, ‌according to a statement by ⁠Foreign Minister ⁠Abbas Araqchi.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran foreign minister says passage through the Strait of Hormuz allowed next 2 weeks under Iranian military management (AP)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Missile alerts sound in Israel, UAE despite Iran and US saying they've reached ceasefire

Israel and the United Arab Emirates both sounded missile alerts early Wednesday, despite Iran and the United States saying they had reached a two-week ceasefire in the war.

It wasn't immediately clear what was being targeted in the two countries, which bore the brunt of the missile and drone fire during the war.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Pakistan PM says US-Iran ceasefire covers 'everywhere' including Lebanon

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that the United States, Iran and their allies had agreed to a ceasefire "everywhere", including Lebanon, following mediation by his government to stop weeks of fighting.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel still attacking Iran, military official says

Israeli is still attacking Iran, a military official said on Wednesday.

The remarks by the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, came moments after the White House said Israel had agreed to the terms of the two-week US-Iran ceasefire agreement.

Iran also kept up fire on Israel.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif invites leaders of both countries to Islamabad on April 10 for further negotiations

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Crude prices plunge, stocks surge as US and Iran agree ceasefire

Oil prices plunged Wednesday while stocks rallied after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire that will see Tehran temporarily reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz, reports AFP.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | UN chief welcomes two-week US-Iran ceasefire

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the US-Iran two-week ceasefire on Tuesday, his spokesperson said, while urging all parties to work toward long-term peace in the Middle East, reports AFP.

"The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement of a two-week ceasefire by the United States and Iran," his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a statement.

Both sides claim victory after US, Iran agree to 11th-hour truce

The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire barely an hour before President Donald Trump's Wednesday deadline to obliterate the country was set to expire, with Tehran to temporarily reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz.

Both sides claimed to have won the more than month-long conflict that has roiled global financial markets and sent oil prices skyrocketing, with Trump telling AFP the deal was a "total and complete victory" for the US.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel says US-Iran ceasefire 'does not include Lebanon'

Israel said Wednesday that a US-Iran ceasefire deal "does not include Lebanon", which was drawn into the war after Iran-backed group Hezbollah launched attacks on Israel, reported AFP.

"The two-weeks ceasefire does not include Lebanon," the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement.

The statement contradicted an earlier announcement by Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who has acted as a mediator in the conflict, that said the ceasefire covers "everywhere including Lebanon".

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | 'Will be perfectly taken care of': Trump on Iran's uranium enrichment clause included in ceasefire

US President Donald Trump told AFP that "That will be perfectly taken care of, or I wouldn't have settled," on Iran's uranium enrichment clause included in ceasefire.

However, Trump did not giving any specifics about what would happen to the uranium.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Bahrain sounds its missile alert alarm hours after ceasefire announcement

Bahrain sounded its missile alert siren Wednesday morning, hours after the US and Iran said they reached a two-week ceasefire in the war, reports AFP.

Bahrain's Interior Ministry announced the warning.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Trump says US will help with traffic buildup in Strait of Hormuz

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday said the United States will help with the buildup of shipping ⁠traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.

"The United States of America will be helping with the traffic buildup in the Strait of Hormuz," he said in a post on Truth Social.

"We'll ‌be loading up with supplies of all kinds, and just 'hangin' around' ‌in order to make sure that everything goes well," ⁠Trump said.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Blasts heard in Bahrain capital Manama: Report

Explosions were heard in Bahrain's capital Manama on Wednesday morning, according to an AFP journalist, hours after the United States announced a ceasefire with Iran.

The Gulf kingdom's interior ministry said in a statement that civil defence crews had succeeded in controlling a fire that broke out in a facility "targeted by the sinful Iranian aggression", with no injuries reported.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Hezbollah pauses attacks under US-Iran ceasefire

Lebanon's ​Hezbollah halted fire on northern Israel and on ⁠Israeli troops in Lebanon ⁠in the early hours ‌of Wednesday ​as part of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire announced earlier, three Lebanese ​sources close ⁠to the group told Reuters.

Israel has continued its strikes ⁠on ‌southern Lebanon and issued a new evacuation ‌order for one ⁠southern city, indicating it would strike there ‌soon, after ‌Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ‌said the ‌two-week Iran-U.S. ceasefire would not include Lebanon.

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel renews strikes on south Lebanon

Israel renewed its strikes on southern Lebanon on Wednesday, state media reported, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted the Iran war truce does not include Lebanon, reports AFP.

The Israeli army also issued an evacuation warning for a building near the southern city of Tyre.

Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, which drew Lebanon into the Middle East war by attacking Israel on March 2, has not claimed any operations since 1am

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel's main Opposition leader says ceasefire with Iran 'political disaster'

Israel's main opposition leader Yair Lapid sharply criticised the ceasefire with Iran on Wednesday, accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of failing to achieve the war's objectives, reports AFP.

"There has never been a political disaster like this in our entire history. Israel was not even close to the table when decisions were made concerning the core of our national security," Lapid wrote on X.

"The army carried out everything that was asked of it, and the public showed remarkable resilience, but Netanyahu failed politically, failed strategically, and did not achieve any of the goals he himself set."

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | France's Macron welcomes US, Iran ceasefire deal, calls for Lebanon's inclusion

France President Emmanuel Macron welcomes US-Iran ceasefire, tells it should include Lebanon.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Oman Foreign Minister says his country will support negotiations

Oman Foreign Minister Badr Al-Busaidi said his country, which has long mediated between Iran and the US, will provide support to negotiations following the two-week ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran, reports Associated Press.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | China says 'welcomes' Middle East ceasefire agreement

China said on Wednesday it welcomed a ceasefire between the United States and Iran, after the two countries agreed to a two-week pause in hostilities shortly before a deadline set by US President Donald Trump, reports AFP.

"China welcomes relevant parties announcing the reaching of a ceasefire agreement," foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a news conference, adding that China would continue to work towards restoring peace in the Middle East.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | EU's Von der Leyen welcomes US-Iran ceasefire

European Commission President Ursula ⁠von der Leyen ⁠on ‌Wednesday welcomed ​the two-week ceasefire agreed by the ​United ⁠States and Iran, saying it would ease ⁠tensions.

"I ‌welcome the two-week ‌ceasefire the ⁠US and Iran agreed last ‌night. ‌It brings ‌much ‌needed de-escalation", she said, adding it ⁠was ⁠crucial negotiations continue for an enduring solution.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Egypt hails US 'giving diplomacy a chance' on Iran

Egypt, which in recent weeks has helped shuttle messages between the US and Iran, on Wednesday welcomed US President Donald Trump's announcement of a two-week halt to military operations, reports AFP.

In an overnight call with US envoy Steve Witkoff, Egyptian foreign minister Badr Abdelatty "expressed his deep appreciation for this important American step to give diplomacy a chance and start a serious process of American-Iranian negotiations."

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Parliament speaker Bagher Qalibaf is to head Iranian negotiating team for talks in Islamabad with US Vice President JD Vance

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israeli military says it has ceased fire in the campaign against Iran

The Israeli ⁠military said ⁠on Wednesday ‌it ​has ceased fire ​in ⁠the campaign against ⁠Iran ‌in accordance with ‌directives ⁠from the political ‌echelon, ‌after ‌the United ‌States announced ⁠a ⁠two-week ceasefire with Iran. 

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iraq reopening airspace after Mideast war closure

Iraq's civil aviation authority said it was reopening the country's airspace on Wednesday following the announcement of a US-Iran ceasefire, after it was closed due to the Middle East war, reports AFP.

"The Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority announces the reopening of Iraqi airspace to air traffic effective today, following the stabilisation of the situation and the return of conditions to normal," it said in a statement.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Attack in Bahrain injures two despite US, Iran ceasefire

Iranian attacks on Bahrain injured two people, the Gulf kingdom's interior ministry said on Wednesday, hours after the United States announced a ceasefire with Iran, said AFP report.

"Two citizens sustained minor injuries and a number of houses were damaged in the Sitra area as a result of shrapnel falling from the interception of an Iranian drone," the ministry said in a statement.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Turkey calls on 'all sides' to respect Iran war ceasefire

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | 'We welcome the ceasefire': India issues statement

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Explosion reported at Iran's Lavan refinery

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Ukraine President Zelenskiy welcomes ceasefire

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Pope Leo hails Iran ceasefire as sign of 'hope'

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Norway ships not yet ready to resume Hormuz transit, industry group says

The two-week ceasefire ​agreed between the United States and Iran has not yet brought enough clarity for Norwegian ships to ⁠resume sailings through the Strait of Hormuz, the ⁠Norwegian Shipowners' Association (NSA) said on Wednesday.

The ‌industry group, representing ​130 companies with some 1,500 vessels globally, said the security situation in the Gulf remains uncertain and that owners were seeking ​further information.

"We note the ⁠signals of a ceasefire, but the situation in the Strait of Hormuz remains unresolved and unpredictable," the NSA's CEO Knut ⁠Arild ‌Hareide said in a statement.

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Italy Will Not Send Vessels to Hormuz Strait Without UN Mandate: Italy Deputy PM Salvini

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | First ships sail through Strait of Hormuz since ceasefire

Iranian state TV reports attack on oil refinery after ceasefire announced

An oil refinery on Iran's Lavan Island came under attack Wednesday hours after a ceasefire in the war was announced, Iranian state television reported.

The report said that firefighters were working to contain the blaze but no one had been hurt.

It did not say who launched the attack.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Kuwait urges Iran, allied groups, to 'immediately cease all hostilities'

UKForeign Minister Cooper: Iran Must Cease All Mining, Drone Attacks, and Other Attempts to Block Commercial Shipping in the Strait of Hormuz Immediately

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran Guards say have 'no trust' in US, 'finger on trigger'

 Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned on Tuesday that they had "no trust" in promises from the United States despite a two-week ceasefire deal, adding that their "finger was on the trigger".

"The Iranian nation's dedicated guards are listening to the orders of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, His Holiness Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, and their finger is on the trigger," read a statement on their Telegram channel.

A country supplying military weapons to Iran will be immediately tariffed, on any and all goods sold to US of America, 50%, effective immediately: Trump

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Trump says US will work with Iran to 'dig up' enriched uranium buried under strikes last summer; Iran does not confirm, reports AP

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Trump says US will work closely with Iran

The United States ⁠will work closely ⁠with ‌Iran, which ​has undergone "regime change," and will ​be ⁠talking about tariff and sanctions ⁠relief ‌with Tehran, U.S. President Donald ‌Trump ⁠said on Wednesday after ‌declaring ‌a two-week ceasefire.

"There ‌will ‌be no enrichment of ⁠uranium," ⁠Trump said in a Truth Social post. 

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran's new supreme leader wounded and disfigured: Pete Hegseth

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | US used less than 10% of military combat power to defeat Iran, US Defense Secretary Says

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran will give US its enriched uranium or we'll take it out: Pete Hegseth

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran begged for ceasefire: Pete Hegseth

US Pentagon Chief Hegseth said that US Had Decisive Military Victory in Operation Epic Fury and Iran Begged for This Ceasefire

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | US will 'take' uranium if Iran does not give it up: Hegseth

Iran will have to give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium or the United States will "get it," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday, while remaining unclear on how that would be done, reports AFP.

The Pentagon chief said the United States has Iran's stockpile under observation and suggested that another bombing attack like one conducted against the suspected sites in June could be carried out.

"We're watching it. We know what they have, and they will give it up, and we'll get it, and we'll take it. If we have to, we can do it in any, any means necessary," Hegseth said.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran's IRGC Warns Any Foreign Aircraft Entry Breaches Ceasefire

US and Iran Delegation Arriving in Pakistan on Friday: Pakistan PM Sharif

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran FM raises Israeli 'ceasefire violations' in call with Pakistani mediators

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran's Fars News Agency Says Oil Tankers Passing Through Hormuz Have Been Stopped After Israel's 'Ceasefire Breach'

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Ceasefire plan published by Iran not the one agreed by US: White House

 A US official said Wednesday that a 10-point ceasefire plan published by Iran is not the same set of conditions that were agreed to by the White House for pausing the war.

"The document being reported by media outlets is not the working framework," the senior official said on condition of anonymity.

The official gave no further comment, saying, "We're not going to negotiate in public out of respect for the process."

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | UN 'strongly condemns' Israeli strikes in Lebanon: spokesman

The United Nations "strongly condemns" Israel's latest wave of strikes across neighboring Lebanon, a spokesperson said Wednesday, lamenting the loss of civilian lives.

"The United Nations strongly condemns the strikes by Israel across Lebanon that resulted in significant civilian casualties," said Farhan Haq, the deputy spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli attacks on Lebanon, Iranian state media reports, according to AP

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel FM says 'nothing is over yet' after US and Iran agree truce

 Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Wednesday cast doubt on the US-Iran ceasefire, saying significant gaps remained between the two adversaries.

"Nothing is over yet," Saar said in an interview with state broadcaster Channel 11. "I don't see how it is possible to bridge the positions of the US and Iran.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Trump says Lebanon is not part of ceasefire deal with Iran

Lebanon is not ⁠part of the ceasefire agreement ⁠the U.S. ‌has with ​Iran "because of Hezbollah" but will "get taken care of," U.S. President ​Donald Trump told ⁠PBS News in an interview on Wednesday a ⁠day ‌after his ceasefire agreement with Iran.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Says Ceasefire Agreement Was Made 'In Full Cooperation' with Israel, Israel 'Was Not Notified in the Last Minute'

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran has indicated it would turn over enriched uranium, White House says

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Macron tells Trump, Iran president ceasefire must include Lebanon

French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that he urged his US and Iranian counterparts, Donald Trump and Masoud Pezeshkian, to include Lebanon in the ceasefire reached with Iran.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Ceasefire threatened as Israel expands Lebanon strikes, Iran closes strait again

 A ceasefire deal to pause the war in Iran appeared to hang by a thread on Wednesday after the Islamic Republic closed the Strait of Hormuz again in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | NATO chief says he told Trump most European nations have been helpful

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said ⁠on Wednesday ⁠that he ‌had a "frank ​and open" discussion with U.S. President Donald Trump, ​where ⁠the Republican expressed disappointment with America's allies.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran announces alternative routes in Hormuz strait

Iran announced alternative routes on Thursday for ships travelling through the Strait of Hormuz, citing the risk of sea mines in the main zone of the vital waterway.

Tehran has agreed to temporarily reopen the strait, through which one-fifth of the world's oil usually passes, as part of a two-week truce. (AP)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Hezbollah fires rockets at northern Israel, citing ceasefire breaches

Lebanon's Hezbollah said early on Thursday ⁠it fired ⁠rockets at ‌northern Israel ​in its first attack against the ​country since ⁠the United States reached a two-week ceasefire ⁠agreement ‌with Iran.

Hezbollah said in ‌a ⁠statement that its attack came ‌in response ‌to what ‌it ‌described as Israeli ceasefire violations, after Israel ⁠launched ⁠its biggest attack on Lebanon in this war on Wednesday.