Iran, US-Israel War Highlights | 'Will be leaving very soon': Trump says US could end Iran war in 2-3 weeks

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel passes law making death penalty default sentence for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Won't put timeline on ending Iran war: Israeli PM Netanyahu

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Trump willing to end military op against Iran even if Hormuz remains shut: Report

US President Donald Trump has told his aides that he's willing to end the military operation against Iran even if the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed, leaving the campaign to reopen it for a later date, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing administration officials.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iranian attack sparks fire on Kuwaiti oil tanker at Dubai Port

An Iranian attack sparked a fire on a Kuwaiti oil tanker at Dubai Port, state media reported on Tuesday, as Tehran continues its campaign in the Gulf in response to US-Israeli strikes, reports AFP.

"The Kuwaiti giant crude oil tanker was subjected to a direct and malicious Iranian attack while in the anchorage area of Dubai Port in the UAE," official news agency KUNA reported, citing Kuwait's state-owned oil company.

There were no injuries, according to the report, and Dubai authorities later said firefighters had extinguished the blaze.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran Parliament Speaker warns 'enemy’s aggression' will be met with powerful response

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf condemned the 'enemy’s aggression', stating that it will be met with a strong response.

“The enemy promotes its desires as news while threatening our nation at same time. Big Mistake. If they hit one, they’ll take several back. God willing, the people of Iran, under the leadership of the Supreme Leader, will make the enemy regret the aggression and reclaim their rights,” he wrote on X.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israeli military says four soldiers killed in southern Lebanon

The ⁠Israeli ⁠military ‌said ​on Tuesday that ​four ⁠of its personnel ⁠were ‌killed ‌and ⁠two wounded during ‌combat ‌in ‌southern ‌Lebanon. 

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | South Korea proposes $17.3 billion extra budget to mitigate Middle East shock

South Korea proposed a supplementary government budget of $17.3 billion on Tuesday to support ⁠consumers and companies hit by the war in the Middle East. A surge in oil prices sparked by the ⁠US-Israeli war on Iran has raised growth and inflation risks for Asia's ‌fourth-largest economy, which is also the world's ​fourth-largest importer of oil, with 70% of its purchases coming from the Middle East.

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | US strikes Iran’s Isfahan with 2,000-pound bunker-buster bombs

The United States struck a key ammunition facility in Iran's Isfahan using 2,000-pound bunker-buster bombs. According to a US official who spoke to Wall Street Journal, a large number of penetrator munitions were used in the operation, suggesting the target included fortified or underground structures.

Trump also shared footage of the strike on Truth Social

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran executes two men convicted of attack on government building

Iran executed ⁠two men convicted ⁠of links ‌to ​the People’s Mojahedin Organisation ​of Iran ⁠and involvement in multiple attacks, ⁠including ‌firing launcher weapons at ‌a ⁠government building, the judiciary ‌news outlet ‌reported ‌on ‌Tuesday.

On Monday, two other men ⁠linked ⁠to the same opposition group were executed.

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israeli military said it completed additional wave of strikes on Iran

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Saudi Arabia intercepts 10 Iranian drone

Saudi Arabia Ministry of Defense said that it intercepted 10 Iranian drones, in a post on X

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Strikes in central Iran hit 'military sites': Report

Iranian media reported Tuesday that initial investigations indicated strikes in central Iran had hit some "military sites", without specifying the locations, reports AFP.

"Initial investigations indicate that some military locations in Isfahan were targeted," the Fars news agency quoted Akbar Salehi, a security official at the governor's office in Isfahan province, as saying.

The official also said the extent of the damage and any casualties were not immediately clear.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Two Chinese container ships transited Strait of Hormuz on Monday

Two container vessels belonging to the Chinese shipping giant Cosco have successfully passed through the Strait of Hormuz as they have exited the Gulf, ship tracking data showed Tuesday, reports AFP.

The CSCL Indian Ocean crossed the strait at around 0914 GMT on Monday, followed by CSCL Arctic Ocean 27 minutes later, according to data from Marine Traffic.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | IRGC says it targeted a ship in the Gulf

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Dalai Lama warns 'violence begets violence', urges peace in Mideast

Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama warned Tuesday that violence only results in more conflict, urging peace as conflict rages in the Middle East and Ukraine, reports AFP.

"History has shown us time and again that violence only begets more violence and is never a lasting foundation for peace," he wrote in a letter on Tuesday.

"An enduring resolution to conflict, including the ones we see in the Middle East or between Russia and Ukraine, must be rooted in dialogue, diplomacy and mutual respect -- approached with the understanding that, at the deepest level, we are all brothers and sisters," the Nobel Peace Prize laureate added.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Vingroup proposes scrapping LNG-powered plant plan for renewables amid Iran war

Vingroup has told Vietnam's government it wants to ditch a plan to build the country's largest LNG-fired power plant and ⁠embark on a renewable energy project instead, as the Iran war has boosted the risk of the fuel becoming too expensive, ⁠a document showed.

The March 25 document, which is being reported by Reuters for the ‌first time, was sent about two ​weeks after US energy equipment giant GE Vernova announced it had been selected to supply gas turbines and generators for the 4.8 gigawatt liquefied natural gas power plant.

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Pakistani foreign minister to discuss Iran during China visit, Chinese ministry says

China's foreign ⁠minister and his Pakistani ⁠counterpart ‌will ​discuss the situation in Iran during ​the ⁠latter's visit to China on ⁠Tuesday, ‌China's foreign ministry said.

The ‌two ⁠countries have similar positions ‌on ‌major international and ‌regional ‌issues, a spokesperson for ⁠the ministry ⁠said in a press briefing. 

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | US-Israeli strikes damage religious site in Iran's northwest: Report

US-Israeli strikes on Tuesday caused damage to a Shia Muslim religious site in Iran's northwest, AFP reported quoting state media.

State television said the building of the Grand Husseinya, a hall for Shia gatherings and mourning ceremonies, "was damaged following the enemy's morning attack on the Ferdowsi street" in the city of Zanjan.

It added that "parts of the dome and minarets were damaged."

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Explosions heard in Dubai

Explosions were heard in Dubai on Tuesday, as UAE authorities warned of missile and drone attacks.

"UAE air defences system is actively engaging with missiles and UAV threats," the defence ministry said in a statement on X.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | At least 11 people injured across central Israel

Al-Jazeera reported that at least 11 were injured across central Israel after after Iran fired missiles.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Saudi Arabia says drone interception leaves two injured near Riyadh

A drone interception left two people injured in a Saudi region southeast of the capital Riyadh, the country's civil defence said Tuesday, reports AFP.

"Falling debris from the interception of a drone in Al-Kharj province caused two minor injuries and limited material damage to three homes and several vehicles," said a statement carried by Saudi Arabia's official SPA news agency.

Al-Kharj province is home to Prince Sultan air base.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | EU tells members to prepare for 'prolonged disruption' to energy markets from Iran war

European Union governments should ⁠prepare for a "prolonged disruption" to energy ‌markets as a result ​of the Iran war, the bloc's energy chief has told countries' ministers ahead of an emergency meeting on Tuesday.

In a letter to energy ministers, ​dated March 30 ⁠and seen by Reuters, EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen said governments were "encouraged to make timely preparations in anticipation of a potentially prolonged disruption".

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Four people injured after debris falls on south Dubai houses

Four people were injured by debris from an interception that fell on residential houses in southern Dubai Tuesday, authorities said, as Iran presses its Gulf campaign a month into the Middle East war.

"Authorities confirm that they are responding to an incident caused by debris from a successful interception that fell on residential houses in southern Dubai, resulting in property damage and minor injuries to four Asian nationals," the Dubai Media Office said on X.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Strikes damage desalination plant on Iran island in Strait of Hormuz

One of the desalination plants on Iran's Qeshm Island ⁠has been out of ⁠service since being hit ‌by an ​air strike, an official from the Health Ministry told Iranian media ​on Tuesday, ⁠without saying when the strike occurred.

"Drinking water on Qeshm Island is ⁠provided ‌by desalination plants. One of the desalination ‌plants on Qeshm Island ⁠was targeted and is completely out of ‌service as ‌it is not possible to ‌repair it ‌in the short term," the Health Ministry's head of the ⁠Environmental ⁠and Occupational Health Centre said, according to the news outlet Borna.

Iran said earlier in March that a ​desalination plant on Qeshm Island ​was targeted ​in air strikes.

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Explosion heard near Iraq's Erbil airport: Report

An explosion was heard Tuesday morning near the international airport of Erbil, the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, reports AFP.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | US, Israeli strikes hit pharmaceutical company producing cancer drugs: Iran govt

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Strikes in central Iran hit 'military sites'

Iranian media reported Tuesday that initial investigations indicated strikes in central Iran had hit some "military sites", without specifying the locations, reports AFP.

"Initial investigations indicate that some military locations in Isfahan were targeted," the Fars news agency quoted Akbar Salehi, a security official at the governor's office in Isfahan province, as saying.

The official also said the extent of the damage and any casualties were not immediately clear.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel army says prepared for weeks more fighting after Netanyahu comments

The Israeli military said on Tuesday it was prepared for weeks more fighting, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the war with Iran was beyond the halfway point.

Netanyahu told the conservative US broadcaster Newsmax on Monday that the war was "definitely beyond the halfway point," but declined to give a timeframe.

He added that the halfway point referred to missions, "not necessarily in terms of time."

When asked for the military's stance at an online media briefing, spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani said decisions on timing belonged to the political echelon. (AFP)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel to establish buffer zone in south Lebanon up to Litani River, defence minister says

Israel ⁠will ⁠establish ‌a ​buffer zone inside ​southern ⁠Lebanon and ⁠maintain ‌control ‌over ⁠the entire area ‌up ‌to ‌the ‌Litani ⁠River, ⁠Israel's defence minister ​said ​on Tuesday. (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Qatar says Gulf states 'unified' in calling for war de-escalation (AFP)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Go to ⁠Hormuz and take it: Trump to nations amid oil crisis

U.S. President ⁠Donald Trump urged ⁠countries ‌who did ​not help the U.S. ​in ⁠its coordinated strikes against Iran ⁠and ‌are now unable ‌to ⁠get jet fuel to buy ‌American ‌oil ‌and ‌go to the Strait ⁠of ⁠Hormuz and "just TAKE it."

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | America has taken out over 150 ships in Iran's Navy: Top US General Caine

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Hegseth says next few days in Iran war will be decisive

The next few days in the ⁠Middle East conflict will ⁠be decisive, U.S. Defense Secretary ‌Pete Hegseth ​told a briefing on Tuesday, saying there had been major desertions from the ​Iranian armed forces.

"We ⁠have more and more options, and they have less ... in only one ⁠month ‌we set the terms, the upcoming days will ‌be decisive," Hegseth said. "Iran knows ⁠that, and there's almost nothing they can militarily ‌do about it."

Hegseth, ‌citing intelligence, said the ‌strikes were damaging the ‌morale of the Iranian military. This, he said, was triggering widespread ⁠desertions, ⁠key personnel shortages and causing frustration amongst senior leaders.

Hegseth also said he had visited troops in the Middle East on Saturday ​to witness the military ​operation against ​Iran. (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Pentagon chief says talks on ending Iran war 'gaining strength'

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that talks on ending the Iran war are making progress even as the more than month-long US-Israeli military campaign against the Islamic republic continued.

"They are very real. They are ongoing, they are active, and I think, gaining strength," Hegseth told reporters of the negotiations. (AFP)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Point is to be 'unpredictable': Pentagon chief on ground invasion

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | China, Pakistan call for start of peace talks as soon as possible, state media reports

Chinese ​and Pakistani foreign ministers on Monday called for ⁠an immediate ceasefire and ⁠an end to ‌war in ​the Gulf and Middle East regions, urging peace talks to be ​held ⁠as soon as possible, Pakistan's foreign ministry and China's state ⁠news ‌agency Xinhua reported.

The diplomats also said ‌the safety of ⁠waterways should be ensured and that of ‌ships and ‌crews stranded in the ‌waters within the ‌Strait of Hormuz, Xinhua said.

The countries made the ⁠appeal ⁠in a five-point initiative released on Tuesday for restoring peace and stability in the region, Pakistan's ​foreign ministry said. (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Europe pushes back on US military operations as concerns over Iran war mount

France and Italy have joined Spain in pushing back on U.S.-Israeli military operations, sources said on Tuesday, as U.S. President ⁠Donald Trump singled out NATO allies in Europe as unhelpful in the month-long war, highlighting divisions. The decisions came against a backdrop of tensions ⁠between Washington and key partners over the war in Iran. Earlier this month, Trump called longtime NATO ‌allies "cowards" over their lack of support against Iran. On Tuesday, ​he slammed countries that did not help in the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, including France, writing on Truth Social:

"The Country of France wouldn’t let planes headed to Israel, loaded up with military supplies, fly over French territory. France has been VERY UNHELPFUL with respect to the 'Butcher of Iran,' who has been successfully eliminated! The U.S.A. will REMEMBER!!! President DJT." (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Supreme leader Khamenei is Iran but avoiding public appearances, Russian envoy says

Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is in the ⁠country but is ⁠refraining from making ‌public appearances "for ​understandable reasons", the RTVI news outlet quoted Russia's ambassador to ​the ⁠country as saying on Tuesday.

Mojtaba replaced his father, Ayatollah ⁠Ali ‌Khamenei, who was killed when Israel ‌and the ⁠United States launched their war on Iran ‌more ‌than a month ago. ‌The U.S. ‌has said it believes Mojtaba himself is wounded ⁠and ⁠likely disfigured.

Russia has close ties with Iran, with which it signed a strategic partnership ​treaty last year. (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran's Revolutionary Guards says they will target US companies in the region

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday they ⁠will target U.S. ⁠companies in ‌the ​region as of April 1 in retaliation for ​attacks on ⁠Iran, state media reported.

The 18 companies listed in ⁠the ‌IRGC's threat included Microsoft, Google, ‌Apple, Intel, ⁠IBM, Tesla and Boeing.

"These companies ‌should ‌expect the destruction ‌of their respective ‌units in exchange for each terror ⁠act ⁠in Iran, starting from 8 PM Tehran time on Wednesday, April ​1st," the IRGC statement ​said. (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | UK to send additional air defence kit to Middle East

Britain ​plans to send additional air defence equipment to help its allies in the Middle ⁠East as Iranian attacks continue, defence ⁠minister John Healey said on ‌Tuesday as he ​visited Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Bahrain.

• Healey held talks with allies where they discussed the Strait of Hormuz ​and further ⁠UK-Gulf co-operation on regional security, Britain's Ministry of Defence said.

• UK will deploy Sky Sabre, a ⁠ground-based ‌air defence system used by the British Army, in Saudi ‌Arabia, statement said.

• The deployment of British ⁠Typhoon fighter jets in Qatar, where the UK operates ‌a joint squadron with ‌Qatar, will be extended, Healey announced.

• ‌Britain's Lightweight Multirole Launcher ‌is now in Bahrain, where it is being integrated into that country's defence systems, the ⁠MOD added.

• "I ⁠pay tribute to the heroic efforts of our partners across the Gulf in protecting their nations. We will stand by our long-term partners in the Middle ​East and continue to push for ​a swift resolution ​to this conflict," Healey said in a statement. (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | China, Pak propose peace plan for West Asia, call for 'immediate' end to hostilities

China and Pakistan put forward a five-point proposal to end the West Asia conflict, calling for the restoration of peace and stability in the Gulf region and safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz.

The peace proposal was put forward after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, who undertook a one-day visit to Beijing to discuss regional developments.

-Reuters

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iranian foreign minister says Tehran ready for any 'ground confrontation'

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Strikes hit Lebanon as Israel vows to occupy swathe of south after war

Lebanon said that Israeli strikes hit near Beirut's main airport road on Tuesday, as the UN Security Council held an urgent meeting after three peacekeepers were killed in the south.

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said that his country's military would occupy a swathe of southern Lebanon even after the current war against Hezbollah has ended.

-AFP

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iraqi police said that the kidnapped journalist in Iraq has been identified as Shelly Kittleson

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran has 'necessary will' to end war, but seeking guarantees: President Masoud Pezeshkian said

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel forging new alliances with countries in region against 'Iranian threat': Israeli PM

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | US warns Americans in Saudi Arabia to shelter in place after threats

The US ⁠State Department is ⁠tracking ‌reports of ​threats against locations where American ​citizens ⁠gather in Saudi Arabia, ⁠including hotels, ‌US businesses and ‌educational ⁠institutions, the State Department said ‌on ‌Tuesday, ‌advising ‌US citizens in the country ⁠to ⁠shelter in place until further notice.

-Reuters

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Netanyahu vows Israel will 'crush Iran's terror regime'

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israeli strikes in south Lebanon kill 8, including paramedic

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Explosions heard in Syria's Damascus

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Three explosions heard across Beirut

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | US will be leaving Iran 'very soon': Trump

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran does not have to make a deal for US to end war: Trump

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Struck senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut attack: Israeli military

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | At least 7 killed in Israeli strikes in Beirut: Lebanon

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Trump to address nation at 9 pm on April 1 to provide update on Iran: White House