US-Iran war highlights: Iran says Lebanon ‘key’ for ceasefire; Israel says will continue to attack it

US Iran war LIVE updates: Dubai’s benchmark stock index surged the most in more than a decade after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in a conflict that had rattled Gulf markets and threatened energy infrastructure across the region.

The Dubai Financial Market General Index jumped as much as 8.5%, the biggest intraday increase since December 2014, as investors piled into real estate and bank shares following weeks of volatility tied to the war.

Abu Dhabi equities also advanced, with the ADX General Index rising as much as 3.5%, the largest gain since March 2024, Bloomberg reported.

US Iran war LIVE updates: Lebanon's Hezbollah halted fire on northern Israel and on Israeli troops in Lebanon in the early hours of Wednesday as part of the US-Iran ceasefire announced earlier, three Lebanese sources close to the group told Reuters.

Iran-backed Hezbollah is likely to issue a statement outlining its formal position on the ceasefire and on Netanyahu's assertion that Lebanon is not included, the three Lebanese sources said.

US Iran war LIVE updates: India is set to receive its first oil from Iran in seven years this week, after the US temporarily removed sanctions on Iranian oil and refined products to ease supply shortages, ship tracking data from LSEG and Kpler showed on Wednesday.

The cargo on the Curacao-flagged very large crude carrier Jaya was purchased by state-run Indian Oil Corp.NS> and is heading to India's east coast, the data showed.

The vessel carrying Iranian oil initially went to South East Asian waters for discharge in China before heading to India, LSEG ship tracking shows.

(With Reuters inputs)

US Iran war LIVE updates: French President Macron said on Wednesday that a ceasefire deal between the US and Iran must also include Lebanon, which faced attacks from Israel.

This comes after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said that the country backs Trump's decision to suspend strikes against Iran for two weeks, but the ceasefire does not include Lebanon.

US Iran war LIVE: Two people sustained light injuries following an Iranian drone attack in Bahrain on Wednesday, the interior ministry said, hours after a US-Iran truce took effect.

"As a result of the Iranian aggression, two citizens sustained minor injuries and a number of houses were damaged in the Sitra area as a result of shrapnel falling from the interception of an Iranian drone," the Bahraini interior ministry said in a post on X.

US Iran war LIVE updates: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said passage through the strait would be allowed under Iranian military management.

The plan allows for both Iran and Oman to charge fees on ships transiting through the strait, according to a regional official who spoke to Associated Press. The official said Iran would use the money it raised for reconstruction.

US Iran war LIVE updates: A top Emirati official said on Wednesday that his country had emerged victorious from the US-Iran war after the two nations announced a two-week truce.

"The UAE emerged victorious from a war we sincerely sought to avoid," presidential adviser Anwar Gargash said in a post on X.

"Today, we are poised to navigate a complex regional landscape with greater resources, deeper understanding, and a more robust capacity to influence and shape the future," he added.

US Iran war LIVE updates: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will travel to the Gulf on Wednesday to hold talks with partners to ensure the Strait of Hormuz remains open permanently after a U.S.-Iran ceasefire, his office said.

"I welcome the ceasefire agreement reached overnight, which will bring a moment of relief to the region and the world," Starmer said in a statement.

"Together with our partners we must do all we can to support and sustain this ceasefire, turn it into a lasting agreement and re-open the Strait of Hormuz."

US Iran war LIVE updates: The Indian embassy in Tehran issued a new advisory on Wednesday, hours after the US and Iran reached a ceasefire agreement, and asked its nationals in the war-hit country to “expeditiously exit”.

In the advisory, the embassy said: "In continuation of the advisory of 07 April 2026, and in light of recent developments, Indian nationals still in Iran are strongly advised to expeditiously exit Iran, in coordination with the Embassy and using the routes suggested by the Embassy.

It is again reiterated that there should be no attempt to approach any international land border without prior consultation and coordination with the Embassy.

The Embassy's emergency numbers are below.

Mobile Numbers:

+989128109115;

+989128109102"

US Iran war LIVE updates: Oman said on Wednesday that it welcomed the announcement of a ceasefire between the US and Iran after the two countries agreed a two-week halt in fighting hours before a deadline set by US President Donald Trump.

Oman's foreign ministry said in a statement that it emphasised "the importance of intensifying efforts at this juncture to identify solutions capable of resolving the crisis at its roots and achieving a permanent cessation of the state of war," as it welcomed the ceasefire.

US Iran war LIVE updates: Israel's main opposition leader Yair Lapid sharply criticised the ceasefire with Iran on Wednesday, accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of failing to achieve the war's objectives.

"There has never been a political disaster like this in our entire history. Israel was not even close to the table when decisions were made concerning the core of our national security," Lapid wrote on X.

"The army carried out everything that was asked of it, and the public showed remarkable resilience, but Netanyahu failed politically, failed strategically, and did not achieve any of the goals he himself set."

US Iran war LIVE updates: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday the German government welcomed the two-week ceasefire agreed between the United States and Iran.

"The aim now must be to negotiate a lasting end to the war in the coming days," he said in a statement. "This can only be achieved through diplomatic channels."

Ukraine also said it welcomes the ceasefire agreed between the US and Iran and the unblocking of the Strait of Hormuz, foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said on X on Wednesday, calling for similar "decisiveness" by Washington in stopping Russia's war in Ukraine.

"American decisiveness works. We believe it is time for sufficient decisiveness to force Moscow to cease fire and end its war against Ukraine," Sybiha wrote.

US Iran war LIVE updates: IndiGo's shares jumped as much as 10% on Wednesday, hitting the upper limit, as the broader airline sector rallied after the US announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran.

The two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran is “positive” the aviation industry, but jet fuel and ticket prices will remain elevated for some time, Willie Walsh, the head of the airline industry’s global trade body, who will also take over as chief executive officer of IndiGo later this year, said in an interview with Bloomberg Television.

US Iran war LIVE updates: Explosions were heard in Bahrain's capital Manama on Wednesday morning, according to news agency AFP, hours after the United States announced a ceasefire with Iran.

The Gulf kingdom's interior ministry said in a statement that civil defence crews had succeeded in controlling a fire that broke out in a facility "targeted by the sinful Iranian aggression", with no injuries reported.

US Iran war LIVE updates: US President Donald Trump told AFP on Tuesday that Iran's uranium would be "perfectly taken care of" under a two-week ceasefire deal with Tehran.

"That will be perfectly taken care of or I wouldn't have settled," Trump said in a telephone interview when asked about what would happen to Iran's enriched uranium.

US Iran war LIVE updates: India's airport tariff regulator has ordered major airports to cut landing and parking charges by 25% for three months for domestic flights, offering relief to the country's airlines that are under financial pressure due to the Iran war.

The move to cut charges comes after IndiGo and Air India sought the rationalisation of some fees levied by airports, news agency Reuters reported. The country's two largest airlines are facing a double whammy from the Iran war, as Indian airlines are already barred from flying over Pakistan.

The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA), acting on the government's directions, said the temporary reduction in charges will apply immediately and any under-recoveries in revenue will be addressed in future tariff reviews.

US Iran ceasefire LIVE: US President Donald Trump in a social media post declared the ceasefire agreement a "big day for World Peace" and that the US "will be helping with the traffic buildup in the Strait of Hormuz."

"There will be lots of positive action!" Trump predicted in his post.

"Big money will be made. Iran can start the reconstruction process. We'll be loading up with supplies of all kinds, and just hangin' around' in order to make sure that everything goes well. I feel confident that it will."

Trump's message on his Truth Social website signals Washington's concern about Iran maintaining its chokehold over the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, through which 20% of all oil and natural gas passes in peacetime.

US Iran ceasefire LIVE: Around 800 vessels remain trapped in the Strait of Hormuz, the key waterway which will resume operations during the two weeks of the Iran-US ceasefire. Shipowners are rushing to understand the fine print of the truce, Bloomberg reported.

“You don’t switch global shipping flows back on in 24 hours,” said Jennifer Parker, adjunct professor at the University of Western Australia Defence and Security Institute. “Tanker owners, insurers and crews need to believe the risk has actually reduced — not just paused.”

US Iran ceasefire LIVE: After consistently rising ever since the beginning of the US-Iran war, oil prices globally saw a big drop on Wednesday as both sides announced a ceasefire. According to Bloomberg report, Brent crude slid 13% and West Texas Intermediate tumbled as much as 19% after Donald Trump stepped back on his big military escalation plans for Iran.

US Iran ceasefire LIVE: The King Fahd Causeway, a key bridge linking Saudi Arabia and the island kingdom of Bahrain, reopened Wednesday morning after an hour-long closure over possible incoming fire from Iran.

The King Fahd Causeway Authority said in its announcement on X that vehicle traffic has resumed.

US Iran ceasefire LIVE: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Rajya Sabha MP Rathiji 'Salma' on Wednesday took a jibe at the Centre over Pakistan's role in the two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran.

In an X post, Rajithi wrote, "The war has come to a halt due to Pakistan's intervention. Poor 'Vishwalguru'! How are you, Sanghis going to stomach this?"

This comes after US President Donald Trump suspended the "bombing and attack" campaign on Iran, announcing a two-week double-sided ceasefire and accepting the 10-point proposal from Iran.

US Iran ceasefire LIVE: Bahrain sounds its missile alert alarm hours after US and Iran said they agreed on a 2-week ceasefire in the war.

Even as the ceasefire was announced, missile alerts continued in the United Arab Emirates, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait early Wednesday.

US Iran ceasefire LIVE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the US-Iran two-week ceasefire on Tuesday, his spokesperson said, while urging all parties to work toward long-term peace in West Asia.

"The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement of a two-week ceasefire by the United States and Iran," his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a statement.

He added that the UN chief "calls on all the parties to the current conflict in the Middle East to comply with their obligations under international law and to abide by the terms of the ceasefire in order to pave the way toward a lasting and comprehensive peace in the region."

US Iran ceasefire LIVE: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States will be helping with the traffic buildup in the Strait of Hormuz.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote: “A big day for World Peace! Iran wants it to happen, they’ve had enough! Likewise, so has everyone else! The United States of America will be helping with the traffic buildup in the Strait of Hormuz. There will be lots of positive action! Big money will be made. Iran can start the reconstruction process. We’ll be loading up with supplies of all kinds, and just “hangin’ around” in order to make sure that everything goes well. I feel confident that it will. Just like we are experiencing in the US, this could be the Golden Age of the Middle East!!!”

The United States and Iran reached a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday, less than an hour before Trump’s deadline to strike Iran was due to expire.

US Iran ceasefire LIVE: Jet fuel prices will still take months to normalize, Asian airline bosses said, even after Iran agreed to open the Strait of Hormuz as part of a two-week ceasefire deal with US President Donald Trump.

While crude oil prices fell as much as 16% to below $100 a barrel Wednesday after Trump announced the ceasefire, the chief executive officers of Malaysia Aviation Group and Thai Airways International Pcl said the impact on prices and supply concerns will remain.

“Even if the war stops, it’s going to take many, many more months for the price to stabilise,” Malaysia Aviation’s Nasaruddin Bakar was quoted as saying by Bloomberg at an International Air Transport Association event in Singapore.

Carriers globally are grappling with a more than doubling of jet fuel costs since the war broke out, and the threat of supply shortages in some regions has forced some airlines to reduce services.