Iran war highlights: US launches fresh strikes as IRGC shuts Hormuz Strait again; Cyprus ship attacked

Iran war news LIVE: No negotiations will take place between US and Iran till the former backs off from its positions, Iran's Fars news agency reported citing a source.

Iran war news LIVE: Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei will issue a message regarding the funeral of his father and predecessor Ali Khamenei, which took place on July 9, Reuters news agency cited the state media as reporting.

Iran war news LIVE: Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Friday that Tehran was prepared for "full-scale defence" if the US violated the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the two countries last month.

In a post on Telegram after meeting Ahmad Muzani, Speaker of Indonesia's People's Consultative Assembly, Ghalibaf said Iran had "zero trust" in the US.

"During the negotiations, I made it clear to the Vice President of the United States that we have zero trust in you. In my view, only those prepared for war can negotiate with the U.S. We have never ceased our preparations to defend our country. The moment the Americans betray any understanding, we are prepared for a full-scale defence; we will stand firmly against them and will claim the rights of the Iranian nation," the post said.

US Iran war LIVE: Egyptian and Qatari foreign ministers on Friday urged the US and Iran to resume negotiations, Egypt's foreign ministry said, even as US President Donald Trump reiterated that the ceasefire between the two countries was over.

During a phone call, Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani "urged all parties to give priority to the language of diplomacy and dialogue and to return to the negotiating table", the ministry said in a statement.

They also called for "implementing the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the US and Iranian sides, as a prelude to reaching a final agreement between the two sides, in a manner that contributes to de-escalation and to enhancing regional security and stability", the statement added.

Iran war news LIVE: The Trump administration believes the chances of reaching a nuclear agreement with Iran are fading, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing senior US officials.

According to the report, US officials believe that if Iran cannot comply with the interim agreement, under which Tehran received financial benefits in exchange for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, there is little chance of securing a much more complex nuclear deal.

US Iran war LIVE: US President Donald Trump issued a fresh threat to Iran on Saturday after open calls for his killing were heard during the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

"1000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, with thousands of more to immediately follow, should the Iranian Government act on its threat," Trump wrote on his website.

Trump said the warning was in response to threats "to assassinate, or attempt to assassinate" him. During Khamenei's funeral, mourners repeatedly carried posters and banners calling for the killing of both Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Iran war news LIVE: Despite Iran claiming it had launched attacks on US assets in Qatar and Doha accusing Tehran of targeting one of its tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, Qatar on Friday continued to back diplomatic efforts.

Iran's Tasnim news agency reported that the Qatari delegation was in Tehran to "try to reinforce Qatar's role as a mediator following events on Tuesday", when Doha condemned what it described as an "unacceptable assault" on one of its liquefied natural gas tankers. Iran denied the allegation.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who has also been trying to mediate the conflict, spoke with Qatar's Emir on Friday to discuss the recent escalation, according to a statement from his office.

Sharif also held talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, urging him to protect the "hard-earned peace", the Pakistani prime minister said in a post on X.

Qatar's foreign ministry said Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, during a phone call with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, stressed "the need for all parties to commit to dialogue and diplomacy" and to implement the US-Iran memorandum.

Egypt's foreign ministry said Abdelatty also called for a "return to the negotiating table".

US Iran war LIVE: The US on Friday imposed fresh Iran-related sanctions targeting a key financier linked to Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, along with 13 other individuals and entities, after Tehran resumed attacks on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, the treasury department said.

The sanctions target Ali Ansari, an Iranian banker and businessman based in Dubai, who had previously been sanctioned by the UK for financially supporting Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and other entities, according to the treasury department.

The department said Ansari diverted publicly funded wealth into a vast overseas network of real estate and commercial assets to enrich himself, senior government figures and the IRGC.

US Iran war LIVE: An explosion heard in eastern Tehran province was caused by the controlled disposal of ammunition left over from the war, Iranian state media reported on Saturday, citing a local official.

The official said the operation did not pose any threat to the public and that no untoward incident had taken place.

Earlier in the day, Iranian state media reported that an explosion had been heard in eastern Tehran province.

Residents of Pakdasht and Qiyamdasht reported hearing the blast, while its source and exact location were not immediately known.

US Iran war LIVE: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has arrived in Oman's Muscat for talks, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.

The visit "will be focused on the Strait of Hormuz and shipping safety" and is "a continuation of the consultations that we started with Oman over the past one or two months," Iran's official IRNA news agency quoted Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei as saying earlier.

Iran war news LIVE: Iranian state media reported on Saturday that an explosion was heard in eastern Tehran province, though the cause was not immediately known.

According to the reports, residents of Pakdasht and Qiyamdasht heard the blast, but its source and exact location had not yet been identified.

Iran war news LIVE: Trump said on Friday the United States would "completely decimate" Iran if it attempted or succeeded in assassinating the sitting president.

"1000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, with thousands of more to immediately follow, should the Iranian Government act on its threat, pronounced in many corners of the Globe, to assassinate, or attempt to assassinate, the sitting President of the United States of America, in this case, ME!," Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.

"Orders have already been given, and the U.S. Military is ready, willing, and able, for a one year period of time, subject to extension, to completely decimate and destroy all areas of Iran," he said.

West Asia tensions LIVE: The Israeli military carried out an air strike on the outskirts of Nabatieh, Lebanon's National News Agency reported.

According to the report, Israel launched another drone strike at the same location about five minutes later.

US Iran war LIVE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held separate discussions with the leaders of Iran and Qatar in an effort to revive the stalled US-Iran negotiations.

The talks took place on Friday night as diplomatic efforts gathered momentum to restore dialogue between the rival sides following the recent escalation and attacks on each other's targets.

During his conversation with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Sharif expressed "deep concern over the recent escalation in tensions in the region" and stressed the urgent need to "restore regional peace and stability", according to a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office.

He also urged all sides to "exercise restraint and refrain from any action that could jeopardise the hard-earned peace gains achieved over the past few months".

Iran war news LIVE: US President Donald Trump issued a fresh threat to Iran on Saturday after open calls for his killing were heard during the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Trump said the warning was in response to threats "to assassinate, or attempt to assassinate" him. During Khamenei's funeral, mourners repeatedly carried posters and banners calling for the killing of both Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Trump also wrote that the US military would "completely decimate and destroy all areas of Iran - PRAISE BE TO ALLAH!"

Throughout the conflict and the uneasy ceasefire that followed, Trump repeatedly used the Arabic word for God in his public remarks while also threatening to destroy Iran's civilisation.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a nationwide advocacy organisation, has previously criticised what it described as Trump's "deranged mocking of Islam."

US Iran war LIVE: China on Friday announced an immediate temporary ban on helium exports as renewed military conflict in the West Asia threatens to cause fresh shortages of the gas, which is crucial for semiconductor manufacturing.

Earlier this year, the US-Israeli strikes on Iran disrupted global helium supplies, affecting companies around the world, including those in China, where the growing artificial intelligence industry increasingly depends on domestically produced chips to train and run AI models. Helium plays a key role in managing heat during semiconductor production.

"The helium export ban is a clear effort to protect domestic supply after the Iran conflict reignited," Cory Combs, head of supply chain and critical minerals research at policy research firm Trivium China told news agency Reuters.

Iran war news LIVE: Commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz continued to remain lower than usual for the third straight night between July 9 and 10, according to the latest data released by ship tracking company Windward.

Windward said just six ships travelled through the key waterway over a 12-hour period. A few days earlier, the normal traffic during the same period ranged between 18 and 22 vessels.

Iran war news LIVE: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday that Tehran had "kept its word" on the ceasefire with the United States, after Trump claimed the truce was over but said he had agreed to hold more talks with the Islamic republic.

"Iran has so far kept its word, unlike the so-called US Treasury Secretary who is violating Para 9 of the MoU," Araghchi wrote on X. He was referring to a section of the memorandum of understanding that states the US would not deploy additional forces to the region.

US-Iran war LIVE: Trump said the US would continue talks with Iran, but maintained that the ceasefire between the two countries was over. At the same time, his administration moved quickly to increase pressure on Tehran.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran has asked us to continue ‘talks.’ We have agreed to do so, but the United States has stated to them, in no uncertain terms, that the Cease Fire is OVER!," Trump wrote on social media on Friday.

US-Iran war LIVE: US President Donald Trump on Friday said he had directed the military to be ready to launch strikes on Iran if Tehran carried out or attempted to assassinate him.

"1000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, with thousands of more to immediately follow, should the Iranian Government act on its threat, pronounced in many corners of the Globe, to assassinate, or attempt to assassinate, the sitting President of the United States of America, in this case, ME!," he wrote in a post on Truth Social.

"Orders have already been given, and the U.S. Military is ready, willing, and able, for a one year period of time, subject to extension, to completely decimate and destroy all areas of Iran."