US-Iran war highlights: Missile alerts in Israel, UAE, Saudi despite Iran-US ceasefire announcement

Iran-US war news LIVE: Air India has announced revisions to its fuel surcharge, modifying it from flat domestic surcharge to a distance‑based grid.

The fuel surcharge will be revised to ₹299 for 0-500 km, ₹399 for 501-1,000 km, ₹549 for 1,001-1,500 km, ₹749 for 1,501-2,000 km and ₹899 for 2,000+ km. The changes will be implemented from Wednesday, April 8.

Iran-US war news LIVE: US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to jail who reported on the US search of an officer after an F-15E Strike Eagle crash in Iran, if they refused to reveal their source.

"The person that did the story will go to jail if he doesn't say, and that doesn't last long," Trump said.

Trump said the first pilot had been pulled out after the crash during a seven-hour operation over Iran, and added that the aircraft had been brought down by an Iranian “handheld shoulder missile” that was “heat-seeking.” Read full story.

Iran-US war news LIVE: The Israeli military has reportedly said it identified the missiles launched from Iran. Earlier today, Israel said it was engaging intercepting missiles.

Iran-US war news LIVE: Mojtaba Khamenei, who took over as the new Iranian Supreme Leader after the killing of his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Israel-US strikes, is reportedly undergoing treatment for a “severe” medical condition and is unconscious. According to a report by The Times, a diplomatic memo based on intelligence inputs from the United States and Israel — shared with Gulf allies — indicates that Khamenei is incapacitated and unable to participate in governance. Read full story here.

Iran-US war news LIVE: Israel has issued a message through its Persian-language account for Iranians, asking them to refrain from using trains till 9 pm on Tuesday, local time.

"For your safety, we ask you to refrain from using trains or travelling by train throughout the country from now until 9 pm Iran time," the military wrote in a post, according to AFP. "Your presence on trains and near railway tracks puts your life in danger."

Iran-US war news LIVE: A petrochemical plant in Saudi Arabia industrial area was reportedly hit, sparking a fire. "An attack caused a fire at the SABIC plants in Jubail. The sounds of explosions were very loud," the source told news agency AFP, referring to the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation.

The development came hours after similar installations in Iran were struck.

Iran-US war news LIVE: Amid the ongoing Iran-US war, Ukraine has alleged that Russia is providing intel to Tehran to help it strike US forces and other targets.

According to a Ukrainian intelligence assessment, areas in 11 Middle Eastern countries were surveyed from March 21 to 31, covering 46 "objects", including U.S. and other military bases and sites including airports and oil fields. According to Reuters, it was also found out that Russian and Iranian hackers were collaborating in the cyber domain.

Iran-US war news LIVE: Iran's Ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghadam has reportedly said that efforts to bring the war to an end are reaching a “critical” and “sensitive” stage.

Iran-US war news LIVE: Amid the escalating Iran-US war Israel has warned the people of Iran against visiting railways lines or being near trains. “Your presence on trains and near Railway lines endangers your life,” Israel reportedly said.

Iran-US war news LIVE: A petrochemical plant in Saudi industrial area was hit, news agency AFP reported, citing a source on ground.

Iran-US war news LIVE: Trump issued a massive warning for Iran on Monday, giving the country a deadline for the next day to arrive on a deal amid the ongoing war.

“Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the F——-in’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell,” Trump said on Truth Social, followed by another post that specified 8 pm ET, Tuesday, as the deadline.

Iran-US war news LIVE: A key bridge linking Saudi Arabia to Bahrain was closed over threats from Iran even as Trump's 8pm ET deadline neared. The King Fahd Causeway Authority made the announcement in a post on X and said that vehicle movements had been "suspended as a precautionary measure".

The 25-kilometre (15.5 mile) bridge is reportedly the only connection by road for Bahrain, home to the US Navy's 5th Fleet, to the Arabian Peninsula.

Iran-US war news LIVE: US President Donald Trump has signalled that there will be no more extension to his 8pm GMT deadline for Iran to reopen to Strait of Hormuz and arrive on deal to end the war.

“Remember when I gave Iran ten days to MAKE A DEAL or OPEN UP THE HORMUZ STRAIT," Trump said in a Truth Social post on Saturday, "Time is running out - 48 hours before all Hell will reign down on them.”

Iran-US war news LIVE: Reacting to Trump's threat and deadline to Iran on arriving at a deal, Iran hit back on Monday, asserting that the US Preaident's "baseless threats" cannot erase the US's “humiliation” in West Asia.

"America has been humiliated in West Asia," the spokesman for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters was quoted as saying by Press TV. "The rude, arrogant, and baseless threats of the delusional US president, which stem from being trapped in a dead end and from attempts to justify the consecutive defeats of the US military, will have no effect on the continuation of the crushing offensive operations of the fighters of Islam against American and Zionist enemies," he said.

Iran-US war news LIVE: Oil prices saw a surge and US markets saw a dip on Tuesday as President Donald Trump's deadline announcement for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz approached. Brent rose 1.4% to trade near $111 a barrel after swinging between gains and losses. Besides, US stock-index futures fell 0.5%. Asian shares trimmed earlier advances to rise 0.4%, led by technology stocks, Bloomberg reported.

Iran-US war news LIVE: Saudi air defences intercepted and destroyed seven ballistic missiles launched toward the country's east, debris of which fell near power facilities, the defence ministry's spokesperson reportedly said.

Iran-US war news LIVE: Donald Trump's latest threats on Iran's bridges and power plants have triggered war crime concerns. However, the US President is "not at all" concerned about them, as he again threatened to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants if Tehran does not meet his Tuesday 8 p.m. ET deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

He reportedly dismissed that his threatened attacks on Iran’s infrastructure would be war crimes. “I hope I don’t have to do it,” Trump added, according to an AP report.

Iran-US war news LIVE: After US President Donald Trump's fresh threats on Iran's power plants, the country's deputy sports minister, Alireza Rahimi called on artists and athletes to form human chains at power plants across the country on Tuesday.

"We will stand hand in hand to say: Attacking public infrastructure is a war crime," Rahimi said on X, according to a Reuters report.

Iran-US war news LIVE: US President Donald Trump has heaped praise on the “daring” rescue of two crew members from Iran after an F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down amid the ongoing war.

"I ordered the American armed forces to do whatever was necessary to bring our brave warriors back home," adding that 21 US military aircraft were deployed as part of that mission. He called the rescue op "one of the most daring search-and-rescue (CSAR) operations in US history".

Iran-US war news LIVE: A synagoge was flattened in central Tehran on Tuesday after US-Israeli strikes, news agency Reuters reported, citing Mehr news agency. A synagogue is an establishment where the Jewish community congregates to pray or worship.

Iran-US war news LIVE: Donald Trump stated on Monday that entire Iran could be "taken out" in one night as he stated his deadline for Iran on the reopening of Strait of Hormuz. 8pm ET is Iran's “final deadline", the President told reporters after he told Iran in an expletive-ridden post to “open the f-ing strait” or witness “hell rain down”.

Iran-US war news LIVE: New Zealand thinks that no more military action is needed in the ongoing war and has called Donald Trump's fresh threats against Iran "unhelpful". "Unhelpful because more military action is not necessary," prime minister Christopher Luxon reportedly said on Tuesday.

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

"We got threats from the president over the weekend. Any of those actions including bombing bridges and reservoirs and civilian infrastructure would be unacceptable as well," Luxon added.

Iran-US war news LIVE: S President Donald Trump has given an ultimatum to Iran to make a deal before 8pm ET, Tuesday, or there'll be "no bridges, no power plants".

"This is a critical period... They asked for an extension of seven days; I gave them 10 days... They have till tomorrow. Now we will see what happens... A lot of people are affected by this. We are giving them until tomorrow, 8 o'clock, Eastern Time. After that, they are going to have no bridges. They are going to have no power plants. Stone ages," Trump said during an address at the White House.

Iran-US war news LIVE: Philippines are currently witnessing the highest inflation in two years as the ongoing war between the US and Iran is impacting energy supply and pushing up fuel rates. According to Bloomberg report, consumer prices accelerated 4.1% last month from a year ago. Besides, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has said inflation would likely breach the 4% ceiling of its target range this year.

Iran-US war news LIVE: Two LNG carriers have reportedly aborted plans to exit the strained Strait of Hormuz and are now headed in the direction of Qatar. While Al Daayen switched its destination to the emirate’s Ras Laffan, Rasheeda also said it was waiting for orders to sail in the same direction, Bloomberg reported.

Both ships had earlier said they were headed to Pakistan. Transit through Hormuz would be a shot in the arm for Qatar, even as the country’s Ras Laffan export plant has been shut for more than a month due to Iranian attacks.