US Iran tensions highlights: ‘Iran missiles’ on Trump-Netanyahu agenda; Khamenei's ‘disappoint the enemy’ message

US Iran tensions live updates: Some United States officials have discussed seizing tankers carrying Iranian oil to pressure Tehran but fear retaliation and impact on global oil markets, reported Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday citing US officials.

US Iran tensions live updates: Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday as the market waited for direction from news on diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Iran, efforts to end Russia's war in Ukraine and data on the U.S. economy and U.S. oil inventories.

Brent futures fell 24 cents, or 0.3%, to settle at $68.80 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell 40 cents, or 0.6%, to settle at $63.96. (Reuters)

US Iran tensions live updates: - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was considering sending a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East, even as Washington and Tehran prepare to resume negotiations aimed at averting a new conflict.

Oman facilitated talks between Iran and the US last week, which a spokesperson for Iran's foreign ministry said had allowed Tehran to gauge Washington's seriousness and showed enough consensus for diplomacy to continue. (Reuters)

US Iran tensions live updates: A top Iranian security official, Ali Larijani, visited Oman on Tuesday, the country which is now hosting nuclear talks between Iran and the United States.

Larijani is a former Iranian parliament speaker who now serves as the secretary to the country's Supreme National Security Council.

His visit to Oman is likely focused on what next after the first round of indirect talks with the US, reported Associated Press.

US Iran tensions live updates: Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite constellation violates international law while blurring the line between commercial and military technologies, Iranian and Russian diplomats said at a United Nations meeting.

The “illegal operation” of Starlink in Iran violates the nation’s sovereignty and amounts to “unauthorized military use of a commercial satellite mega-constellation,” read a statement delivered by the Islamic Republic late Monday at a UN scientific meeting in Vienna.

The Kremlin’s delegation suggested SpaceX’s network could be in violation of a provision of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, ratified by the US and more than 100 other countries, requiring satellite operators to take into account the interests of other space actors. Read more.

US Iran tensions live updates: U.S. forces in Qatar's al-Udeid, the biggest U.S. base in the Middle East, put missiles into truck launchers as tensions with Iran ratcheted up since January, analysis of satellite images showed, meaning they could be moved more quickly.

The decision to keep the Patriot missiles in mobile trucks rather than semi-static launcher stations -- meaning they could rapidly deploy to strike or be moved defensively in case of an Iranian attack -- shows how risks heightened as frictions grew.

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Iran over its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, its backing for allied groups in the Middle East and crushing of internal dissent, though talks to avert a war continue. (Reuters)

US Iran tensions live updates: Several small businesses, such as cafes, restaurants, art galleries and ice cream shops, in Tehran have been shut by the authorities, Al Jazeera reported. This comes after massive protests rocked the clerical regime-led Iran over economic woes in December 2025. The protests intensified in January and worsened Iran's strained ties with the US which threatened to attack it if protesters were harmed.

Al Jazeera cited notices posted on the social media pages of the closed businesses which said their content was found to be in “violation of the country’s rules and not adhering to police regulations”.

US Iran tensions live updates: United States on Tuesday imposed fresh sanctions against individuals, companies and vessels allegedly linked to Hezbollah, Iran International reported.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added two individuals and five entities to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list under counterterrorism authorities.

US Iran tensions live updates: Iran on Wednesday will celebrate 47 years of the Islamic Revolution, an event that ended the monarchy and led to the establishment of clerical regime in Iran. As the Islamic Revolution anniversary comes amid rising tensions with US, leaders have called for massive participation in the rallies, while Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made a unity pitch and asked the citizens to ‘disappoint the enemy’ with its show of strength.

US Iran tensions live updates: Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei described Israel as the driving force behind an ‘artificially manufactured’ crisis surrounding Iran’s peaceful nuclear energy program, according to Press TV. Baghaei made the remarks amid Netanyahu's scheduled meeting with Trump on Wednesday. The spokesperson said that Netanyahu's visit to the US would undermine the talks between Washington and Iran.

US Iran tensions live updates: Netanyahu will meet Trump on Wednesday and the two leaders are exoected to hold talks on issues ranging from Gaza situation and the fresh tensions with Iran. However, Netanyahu has made it clear that iran will be the top priority of his discussion with Trump.

US Iran tensions live updates: After massive protests flared up in Iran last month, the clerical regime responded with an internet blackout and thousands were killed in the crackdown that followed for days. More than a month after the shutdown was imposed, Iranians are now generally able to get online, though virtual private networks (VPNs) -- widely used to circumvent pre-existing blocks on popular sites -- are only intermittently available, and web traffic is heavily filtered, AFP reported.

US Iran tensions live updates: Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei on Tuesday dismissed reports claiming that the indirect talks between Tehran and Washington were to be held in a country other than Oman, official news agency of Iran IRNA reported. “Given that we are a party to the negotiations, our positive experience with Oman’s hosting, our approach that the focus of the negotiations has been and remains on the nuclear issue, and for other reasons, it was decided that the venue of the talks would be Muscat,” Baqaei was quoted as saying.

US Iran tensions live updates: Amid tensions with US, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday urged people to come out in huge numbers for rallies to mark the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution on February 11. He described the event as a vital display of national unity against external pressures, Press TV reported. “The challenges we face are the result of pressures and policies imposed by governments that claim to support democracy and human rights, yet pursue a path of increasing pressure on the Iranian people,” he was quoted as saying, as he made a remark against the US without naming it directly.

“The message of this presence to the enemies and global public opinion will be that the Iranian nation stands together to protect their country and their national interests,” he said.

US Iran tensions live updates: Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq met secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani in Muscat on Tuesday. Both discussed the latest developments in Iran-US negotiations and ways to reach a “balanced and fair” agreement, Iran International reported citing Oman News Agency.

According to Iran’s state news agency IRNA, the meeting lasted nearly three hours. The Associated Press had earlier reported that Larijani’s Tuesday trip to Muscat was likely to convey Iran’s response to the latest round of talks with the United States.

US Iran tensions live updates: While listing out talking points for meeting with US President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said he would prioritise discussions on negotiations with Iran."On this trip we will discuss a range of issues: Gaza, the region, but of course first and foremost the negotiations with Iran. I will present to the President our views regarding the principles for the negotiations," Netanyahu was quoted as saying by AFP.

US Iran tensions live updates: Disappoint the enemy, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei said in his address marking 47 years of the Islamic Revolution amid rising tensions with the US. “National power is related more to the will of nations and their steadfastness than to missiles and aircraft,” he was quoted as saying by national broadcaster Press TV. He further added that unity, strong will, motivation, and resistance to the enemy’s temptations are the pillars of national power.

US Iran tensions live updates: Iran's top security official Ali Larijani is in Oman where he met Omani foreign minister Badr al-Busaidi, the chief intermediary in the US-Iran talks. He also met with Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq for nearly three hours, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. Larijani was later to travel to Qatar, which hosts a major U.S. military installation that Iran attacked in June after the U.S. bombed Iranian nuclear sites during the 12-day Iran-Israel war.

US Iran tensions live updates: Iran's Ali Larijani, who is a former Iranian parliament speaker and now serves as the secretary to the country's Supreme National Security Council, is in Oman where he likely carried Iran's response to the initial round of indirect talks held last week in Muscat with the Americans, AP reported.

US Iran tensions live updates: Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday granted pardons or reduced sentences to over 2,000 people, according to AFP. However, none of the cases were related to protests that pushed Iran to the edge since December 2025 and triggered a flareup with the US. The decision comes ahead of the anniversary of the Islamic revolution, which along with other important occasions in Iran has traditionally seen the supreme leader sign off on similar pardons over the years.

US Iran tensions live updates: Turkey has said it would consider joining a regional nuclear arms race amid concerns over Iran’s nuclear weapons ambitions. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told CNN Turk that Ankara does not wish to disrupt the tenuous balance of power in the region but may inevitably have to join the same race.

US Iran tensions live updates: Iran's top security official, Ali Larijani, met Oman's ruler Sultan Haitham bin Tari in Muscat on Tuesday where the two "discussed the latest developments in the Iranian-American negotiations", according to the official Oman News Agency. Larijani was also due to meet Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi, who mediated Friday's indirect talks between US and Iranian officials.

Via AFP

US Iran tensions live updates: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said he would prioritise discussions on negotiations with Iran when he meets with US President Donald Trump in Washington this week. "On this trip we will discuss a range of issues: Gaza, the region, but of course first and foremost the negotiations with Iran. I will present to the President our views regarding the principles for the negotiations," Netanyahu said before heading to the United States, where he will meet Trump on Wednesday.

Via AFP

US Iran tensions live updates: Iran had asked US to avoid "destructive" Israeli influence amid Washington's indirect nuclear negotiations with Tehran. Iran foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei was quoted as saying by state broadcaster Press TV that US foreign policy in the West Asia region was its alignment and compliance with the demands of Israel.