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

Oil prices plunged and U.S. stock futures jumped after President Donald Trump held off on his threat of devastating attacks on Iran. U.S. crude oil futures fell more than 15%.

Futures for the S&P 500 were up 2.2% as of 8:05 p.m. ET, while Dow futures rose 930 points or 2%.

Late Tuesday, Trump said he was holding off on his threatened attacks on Iranian bridges, power plants and other civilian targets, subject to Tehran agreeing to a two-week ceasefire and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said it has accepted a two-week ceasefire and its foreign minister said passage through the strait would be allowed for the next two weeks under Iranian military management.

Futures for U.S. crude oil sank 14.5% to $96.55 a barrel. The price remains well above where it was at the start of the war.

The Kuwaiti army said its air defenses were detecting missile and drone attacks. It said explosions being heard were a result of air defense systems intercepting attacks.

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has said that Islamabad will host US-Iran talks on April 10 (Friday).

The ceasefire that the US and Iran reached includes Lebanon, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who presented the plan to US President Donald Trump, said.

“With the greatest humility, I am pleased to announce that the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America, along with their allies, have agreed to an immediate ceasefire everywhere including Lebanon and elsewhere, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY,” Sharif said in a statement.

Senator Ed Markey said that while he is “glad there is a reported ceasefire deal” that Trump can’t “threaten war crimes with impunity”, before calling on Congress to “stop this war and remove Donald Trump.”

Congresswoman Shontel Brown said “Trump took the world to the brink. For no clear purpose” and “is clearly unhinged, unwell, and unfit to lead,” calling for the US to “invoke the 25th amendment.”

Congresswoman Julie Johnson said that Trump is showing “erratic, reckless leadership” and “must be removed from office.”

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar described Trump’s threats as “sickeningly evil” and said he “must be impeached.”

Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari said US Vice President JD Vance should “convene the cabinet immediately to invoke the 25th amendment and remove Trump from office … instead of leaking to the press that he was opposed to the war.”

US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump’s fiercest advocates for military action in Iran, said that Congress will have to approve any proposal to end the war.

“As to an Iranian ten point proposal to end the war, I look forward to reviewing it at the appropriate time and its submission to Congress for a vote, like we did with the Obama JCPOA,” Graham posted on X, referring to the United States’ 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran.

“I want to reaffirm that from my point of view, every ounce of the approximately 900 lbs. of highly enriched uranium has to be controlled by the US and removed from Iran to prevent them in the future from having a dirty bomb or returning to the enrichment business,” Graham added.

While the White House has not detailed what the 10-point plan consists of, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said the proposal includes the US agreeing to accept Iran’s nuclear enrichment and recognize its continued control over the Strait of Hormuz.

“We must remember that the Strait of Hormuz was attacked by Iran after the start of the war, destroying freedom of navigation. Going forward, it is imperative Iran is not rewarded for this hostile act against the world,” Graham said.

The Iraqi Foreign Ministry has said that Baghdad hopes the truce will deescalate tensions and lead to strengthening security and stability in the region.

“As the ministry asserts its support for regional and international efforts for containing crises and prioritising the language of dialogue and diplomacy, it stresses the need for full comitment to the ceasefire and refraining from any escalations,” it said.

Air-raid sirens have gone off in Israel — warning of incoming Iranian ballistic missile — at least twice since US President Donald Trump announced that he had agreed to a conditional cease-fire with Iran. Booms could be heard in the skies over central Israel. There were no reports of casualties or damage.

Iran’s National Security Council said in its statement that the upcoming negotiations with the United States were under the supervision and with the approval of the supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei.

The council called for all political factions and Iranians to support the talks. The statement warned that if negotiations fail, Iran won’t hesitate to start fighting again.

“Our fingers are on the trigger and if the enemy falters even a tiny bit, we will respond forcefully,” the statement said.

The Trump administration is preparing for potential in-person negotiations between US and Iranian officials in the coming days, as the two sides work towards a long-term deal to end the war between Washington and Tehran.

“There are discussions about in person talks, but nothing is final until announced by the President or the White House,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told CNN.

The meeting would likely take place in Islamabad with Pakistani mediators in attendance, CNN reported, quoting US officials. They added it’s increasingly possible due to the two-week ceasefire announced by the US and Iran.

Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff, son-in-law Jared Kushner and Vice President JD Vance are expected to attend, the officials said. Vance is currently visiting Hungary, and sources indicated a stop could be added to his trip if the timing was right.

Despite reports that Israel is included in the ceasefire, the Israeli military says Iran has launched more missiles against the country.

“Defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat,” it said.

The Iranian 10-point proposal includes a lifting of all sanctions — placed on Iran by every American administration since the George W. Bush administration.

But it is unclear whether the West would want to give up that before winning major concessions on Iran’s nuclear program, its missiles, and its repression of protestors.

The US military has paused strikes inside Iran, according to a US official quoted by CNN.

Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has shared a statement on behalf of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council declaring that “if attacks against Iran are halted, our Powerful Armed Forces will cease their defensive operations.”

“For a period of two weeks, safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be possible via coordination with Iran’s armed forces and with due consideration to technical limitations,” Araghchi added.

The following is a statement by the Supreme National Security Council of Iran on the two-week ceasefire and the conditions for negotiations:

These negotiations will begin in Islamabad with complete distrust of the American side, and Iran will allocate two weeks for these negotiations. This time can be extended by agreement of the parties.

It is necessary to maintain complete national unity during this period and to continue the celebrations of victory with strength.

The current negotiations are national negotiations and a continuation of the field, and it is necessary for all people, elites, and political groups to trust and support this process, which is under the supervision of the revolutionary leaders and the highest levels of the system, and to strictly avoid any divisive statements.

If the surrender of the enemy in the field becomes a decisive political achievement in the negotiations, we will celebrate this great historical victory together, otherwise we will fight side by side in the field until all the demands of the Iranian nation are achieved.

Our hands are on the trigger, and as soon as the slightest mistake by the enemy is made, it will be responded to with full force.

-Supreme National Security Council

Iran's Supreme national security council has said that the country has accepted a two-week ceasefire, earlier announced by US President Donald Trump.

“Iran achieved historic victory by forcing criminal US to accept its 10-point plan. US has accepted Iran's control over Strait of Hormuz, enrichment right, removal of all sanctions,” Mehr New Agency quoted the council as saying.

Israel is part of the two-week ceasefire President Donald Trump announced just an hour and a half before his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face escalated military attacks on civilian infrastructure, a senior White House official told CNN.

Israel has agreed to also suspend its bombing campaign while negotiations continue, the official said.

As of now, there has been no immediate reaction from Iranian officials to Trump’s announcement.

US President Donald Trump said he’d agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday, less than two hours before his 8 p.m. to destroy a “whole civilization.”

Trump said the ceasefire agreement was made on the condition that Iran agree to reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz.

“Based on conversations with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, of Pakistan, and wherein they requested that I hold off the destructive force being sent tonight to Iran, and subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz, I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks. This will be a double sided CEASEFIRE!,” Trump posted on Truth Social.

“The reason for doing so is that we have already met and exceeded all Military objectives, and are very far along with a definitive Agreement concerning Longterm PEACE with Iran, and PEACE in the Middle East,” Trump wrote.

“We received a 10 point proposal from Iran, and believe it is a workable basis on which to negotiate. Almost all of the various points of past contention have been agreed to between the United States and Iran, but a two week period will allow the Agreement to be finalized and consummated. On behalf of the United States of America, as President, and also representing the Countries of the Middle East, it is an Honor to have this Longterm problem close to resolution,” he added.

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Isaq Dar has spoken with his Egyptian counterpart to share the “latest developments in Pakistan’s ongoing efforts to promote dialogue and diplomatic engagement towards advancing peace and stability in the region”.

Oil slumped after Pakistan sought a last-minute extension of a US deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz.

West Texas Intermediate fell below $109 a barrel, after gaining 0.5% on Tuesday in a volatile session, while Brent closed at around $109. US President Donald Trump said he was in “heated negotiations” involving the war with Iran after mediator Pakistan asked for a two-week extension of his Tuesday deadline for Tehran to reopen the waterway.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif posted on social media that talks were “progressing steadily, strongly and powerfully,” and that his country asked Iran “to open Strait of Hormuz for a corresponding period of two weeks as a goodwill gesture.”

An air strike has targeted a headquarters of the Popular Mobilization Forces north of Baghdad, a source in the group told Al Jazeera.

Pakistan’s foreign minister Ishaq Dar has held a late-night phone conversation with his Saudi Arabian counterpart to discuss the rapidly shifting regional landscape.

According to an official statement from Pakistan’s foreign ministry, the two “shared the latest developments in Pakistan’s continued efforts to promote dialogue and diplomatic engagement in pursuit of peace and stability in the region”.

Israel's emergency services said five people in northern Israel were injured following missiles from Iran and rockets from Lebanon.

The Israeli military warned of an increased risk of inbound attacks as Trump's midnight GMT deadline approached.

A military spokesperson has said that Saudi Arabia's air defences have intercepted five ballistic missiles launched towards the kingdom’s eastern region.

In a post on X, the Ministry of Defence said all five missiles were destroyed.