Iran war news highlights: Trump says US doesn’t need a nuclear deal to seize Tehran's enriched uranium

US-Iran war news LIVE: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that talks with Iran are going "very well" and could yield results over the coming weekend.

"I hear the negotiation itself is going very well actually," Trump told reporters, adding of a potential deal: "It could happen... over the weekend."

Trump's assessment differed sharply from that of Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, who said that lines of communication with the United States were still open, but "no tangible progress" had been made in negotiations to end the Middle East war.

Trump also said he wants to separate the US-Iran talks from those on the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

US-Iran war news LIVE: Oil prices fell on Thursday as a ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon boosted hopes for a broader agreement to end the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran that could lead to a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

Brent futures were down 87 cents, or 0.89%, at $96.92 a barrel by 0458 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 78 cents, or 0.81%, to $95.24, paring gains from earlier in the week.

Both Brent and WTI rose about 2% on Wednesday after renewed Middle East hostilities including Iranian attacks on Kuwait and U.S. military strikes near the Strait of Hormuz.

Israel and Lebanon said late on Wednesday they had agreed to implement a ceasefire, raising hopes for a deal between Washington and Tehran, which has conditioned any agreement in part on an end to fighting between Israel and Lebanon.

US-Iran war news LIVE: US President Donald Trump has privately told aides that he would consider ending the ceasefire with Iran if Tehran becomes responsible for the deaths of American troops, according to US officials cited by the Wall Street Journal.

The officials said Trump has made clear the "weekslong pause" in airstrikes remains in effect despite ongoing "violent skirmishes" and tensions in the region.

According to the news report, the president's position indicates a reluctance to reignite broader military conflict with Iran, even as clashes continue. Officials suggested Trump may be prepared to tolerate "smaller flare-ups for weeks--or even months" rather than risk a wider war in West Asia.

US-Iran war news LIVE: The ongoing diplomatic engagements between the United States and Iran have hit a severe impasse following Tehran's rigid demand for the immediate unfreezing of capital at the very start of the process.

According to a report by The Jerusalem Post, the diplomatic deadlock stems from Iran's insistence on the release of "liquid cash" from the billions of dollars in frozen assets, already in the very first phase of the agreement.

This gridlock has emerged despite intense backchannel diplomacy aimed at breaking the geopolitical stalemate. Two sources familiar with the developments informed The Jerusalem Post that international intermediaries have spent recent days attempting to broker a compromise on the contentious issue.

However, these diplomatic interventions have yielded little progress, as the Iranian negotiators have refused to budge and continue to demand the release of the funds in Phase A as part of the framework agreement, even before taking any concrete steps on the ground.

US-Iran war news LIVE: US Central Command (CENTCOM) has vehemently rejected Iranian assertions regarding the recent destruction at Kuwait International Airport, labelling Tehran's account as "totally false" and accusing it of orchestrating a deliberate strike on civilian infrastructure.

The American military's sharp rebuttal came via a formal statement addressing the incident, which resulted in the death of an Indian national and injuries to dozens of others.

Setting out the facts, CENTCOM stated: "CLAIM: Iran claimed today that it did not attack the passenger terminal at Kuwait International Airport and damage was instead caused by a US missile interceptor. Totally FALSE."

US-Iran war news LIVE: Efforts to secure a more durable truce have dragged on for weeks as mediators attempt to end the conflict, now in its fourth month.

The talks have been further complicated by Israel's expanding military campaign against Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.

A regional official said Iran wanted a separate ceasefire in Lebanon to be enforced before returning to negotiations. Even as the US launched strikes on military sites on an Iranian island, President Donald Trump insisted that efforts to preserve the ceasefire with Iran were continuing.

“We’ve been hitting them pretty hard,” Trump said when asked by reporters on Wednesday if the ceasefire remains in place. “I’d say in that part of the world a ceasefire is when you’re shooting in a more moderate manner.”

US-Iran war: The Israeli military said air raid alarms were activated across parts of northern Israel, news agency AFP reported.

US-Iran war: Here's what we know about what happened in the last 24 hours:

- US House passes War Powers Resolution to curb Trump’s military authority

- Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a ceasefire to end hostilities, the Trump administration said on Wednesday.

-Kuwait reports more than 60 injuries and damage to airport facilities following recent attacks.

- US forces intercepted Iranian missile launches and carried out strikes targeting Qeshm Island.

-US military denies its vessel was hit in Sea of Oman, says "Iran is lying" about Strait of Hormuz rules violation.

-Iran says 'no tangible progress' in talks but Trump claims deal close.

US-Iran war news LIVE: The War Powers Resolution is a US law passed in 1973 to limit the president’s ability to send American forces into war without congressional approval.

It requires the president to notify Congress within 48 hours of deploying troops and generally restricts military action without approval to a set time period. The law was introduced after the Vietnam War to ensure that decisions on war and military engagement are shared between the president and Congress.

US-Iran war news LIVE: The US House has passed a War Powers Resolution aimed at limiting President Donald Trump’s ability to carry out military operations without clear congressional approval. The move reflects an ongoing dispute between Congress and the executive over war-making authority, including recent concerns about unilateral action in Iran.

US-Iran war news LIVE: US President Donald Trump has announced that diplomatic negotiations with Iran are progressing positively, though he cautioned that a final agreement remains uncertain, while concurrently declaring Washington's intention to take possession of Iran's enriched uranium.

Speaking at the White House, the US President described the ongoing discussions with Tehran as going "very well", though he acknowledged there was no guarantee of success.

"It might not happen, you know? Who knows," Trump remarked regarding a potential pact, before adding, "But if it happens, it could happen over the weekend." He further noted, "Anything can happen when you're dealing with Iran."

US-Iran war news LIVE: India on Wednesday condemned an Iranian attack on Kuwait international airport that left an Indian national dead and called for an end to the targeting of civilian infrastructure, even as the total number of Indians killed in the region since the start of the West Asia conflict rose to 10.

US-Iran war news LIVE: Iranian drones heavily damaged a passenger terminal at Kuwait's main airport Wednesday, killing one person, wounding dozens and briefly closing the airfield — the latest in back-and-forth attacks by Iran and the US that test a fragile ceasefire.

The strike reinforced the risks to residents and travelers in Gulf countries that had considered themselves relative havens before the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Iran denied causing the damage.

US-Iran war news LIVE: US President Donald Trump said the naval blockade imposed on Iran has proven more effective than bombing in increasing pressure on Tehran amid ongoing negotiations.

US-Iran war news LIVE: Kuwait has released video footage purportedly capturing the Iranian drone attack that struck Kuwait International Airport on June 3, causing damage and injuries.

US-Iran ceasefire news LIVE: The US and Iran clashed again overnight, with Kuwait and Bahrain caught in the crossfire of the most serious flare-up since a ceasefire went into effect in early April.

The strikes follow days of rising tension, including over Israeli operations against Tehran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, that threaten to derail US-Iran talks about an interim peace deal. The sides have agreed on a rough framework to extend their truce by two months and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, though negotiations over the final details are dragging on.

A renewed advance in oil sent stocks lower as bond yields rose on concern over the escalation of hostilities and elevated energy costs fueled inflation risks.

US-Iran ceasefire news LIVE: Lebanon's Hezbollah said it had attacked troops in northern Israel on Wednesday, as Israeli strikes killed at least nine people in southern Lebanon, dampening hopes for an end to the cycle of violence.

US President Donald Trump announced Monday that he had brokered a deal that Lebanon said would halt Israeli attacks on Beirut and Hezbollah attacks on Israeli territory, before expanding in scope.

Since then, Israel has said it has Washington's backing to strike Beirut's southern suburbs -- a Hezbollah stronghold -- if the Iran-backed group targets northern Israeli communities.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned on Wednesday that any attack on Beirut would trigger a "full-scale resumption" of the conflict and insisted that Israeli forces must get out of the country.

"The fate of the war between Iran and the Zionists (Israel) and Americans is inseparable from the fate of the battle in Lebanon, and these two fronts have been intertwined since day one," Iranian news agencies quoted Araghchi as telling Lebanon's Al Mayadeen TV.

US-Iran ceasefire news LIVE: Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a ceasefire to end hostilities, the Trump administration said on Wednesday, in a boost to hopes for a broader deal to end the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

Tehran, which had conditioned any deal with the U.S. in part on an end to fighting between Israel and Lebanon, earlier struck Kuwait, damaging its airport and injuring dozens while the U.S. military carried out strikes near the Strait of Hormuz.

The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire is contingent on a complete cessation of fire from the Iran-aligned Hezbollah militia and the evacuation of all its operatives from the South Litani Sector, a joint statement released by the U.S. State Department said following negotiations in Washington.

US-Iran ceasefire news LIVE: US President Donald Trump has told aides privately that he would consider ending the ceasefire with Iran if Tehran kills American troops, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing US officials.