US-Iran war highlights: Hegseth pushes for a $1.5 trillion budget as war with Tehran rages

US Iran war news LIVE: Trump has once again dismissed Iran's fresh proposal for the ceasefire, and an 'end to the war'. As the fragile truce hangs in balance, the US President has once again called for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz "without any tolls or mines."

This live blog is closed. For more updates, follow here US-Iran news highlights: The papers from Tehran arrived at the White House, but they didn’t stay on the desk for long. US President Donald Trump looked over Iran's latest proposal to end the war and walked to the microphones. The ceasefire, he told reporters, was now “on life support.” He dismissed the Iranian terms as “totally unacceptable” and said the offer was a “piece of garbage.”

With this, months of back-channel diplomacy and negotiations have again hit a wall. Qatar, usually a mediator in these halls, broke its silence with a sharp set of accusations. They claimed Iran is now “weaponising” the Strait of Hormuz.

In Tehran, Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf made it clear that Iran has moved past the talking stage. He warned that the nation is prepared to meet “any aggression” with a force that would leave the United States “surprised.”

The US-Israeli war on Iran

It has been well over two months since the US and Israel bombed Iran, disrupted its leadership and killed thousands of Iranians. Iran retaliated by striking US bases on the Gulf and closing the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil artery.

Several attempts have been made since then to bring an end the ongoing war. A fragile ceasefire, announced by Trump in April, remains hanging by a thread. It has been followed by at least three rounds of negotiations mediated by Pakistan. Progress has been limited.

Key developments:

Trump leaves for China: Trump has left for his key visit China. Ahead of his visit, the US president downplayed the impact the Iran war will have on his talks with Xi Jinping, stating that the US “does not need China” in order to win.

Trump rejects Iran’s response to US proposal: Talks between the two nations remain halted after Trump called Iran’s response to its proposal “completely unacceptable”. He further labelled it as a “piece of garbage”, “weak,” adding that he didn’t even get to the end of it. Meanwhile, Iran says the United States must abandon its "one-sided approach" and accept Tehran's "legitimate demands," including ending the war, lifting blockades, halting maritime piracy, and releasing frozen Iranian assets.

Iran’s “enrichment” warning: Iran could enrich uranium up to 90% purity, if the country is attacked once more, parliamentary national security and foreign policy commission spokesperson Ebrahim Rezaei said on Tuesday. “One of Iran's options in the event of another attack could be 90 percent enrichment. We will review it in the parliament,” Rezaei wrote on X.

Pakistan denies allowing Iranian military aircraft at airbase: Pakistan on Tuesday rejected a CBS News report claiming Iranian military aircraft had been stationed in the country, calling the story “misleading and sensationalised. Pakistan further clarified that the Iranian aircraft “currently” parked in Pakistan arrived during the ceasefire period and “bear no linkage whatsoever to any military contingency or preservation arrangement.”