US-Iran war highlights: Trump says talking to 7 countries on Hormuz; Macron tells Iran to ‘immediately end’ attacks

US Iran war live updates: A user-generated image shared on social media on March 14, 2026, showed plumes of smoke rising over the Iranian city of Isfahan following strikes on the area.

According to Iran’s Fars news agency, a US-Israeli missile attack on an industrial area in the city killed at least 15 people.

US Iran war live updates: Iran is not interested in holding talks with the United States, foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said, pushing back against President Donald Trump’s claim that Tehran wants a deal to end the war.

“We are stable and strong enough. We are only defending our people,” Araghchi told CBS in an interview aired Sunday.

“We don't see any reason why we should talk with Americans, because we were talking with them when they decided to attack us.”

US Iran war live updates: A drone struck a joint Italy-US military base in Kuwait, but no injuries were reported, the Italian government said, reported AFP.

US Iran war live updates: Kuwaiti foreign minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah held a phone call with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani to discuss the growing conflict in the region.

The two leaders discussed “the escalating military tensions in the region resulting from Iran’s reprehensible aggression against regional countries, as well as the serious repercussions and alarming consequences this entails for security and stability at both the regional and international levels,” Kuwait’s foreign ministry said in a statement.

US Iran war live updates: Lebanon’s health ministry said at least 850 people have been killed and 2,105 wounded since Israel escalated its attacks on the country on March 2, AFP reported.

US Iran war live updates: Israel is targeting Iranian military installations while Iran is striking civilian areas, Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar said.

“We are targeting Iranian military installations; Iran targeting civilians,” Sa’ar said, drawing a contrast between Israel’s military objectives and Iran’s missile attacks.

US Iran war live updates: An Indian-flagged crude tanker sailed out safely from the UAE’s Fujairah after loading oil despite the recent attack on the oil terminal, as the government said it is closely monitoring the situation in West Asia while ensuring stable fuel supplies and maritime safety.

The vessel Jag Laadki, carrying about 80,800 tonnes of Murban crude oil, departed Fujairah at 1030 hrs IST and is bound for India, with all crew members safe, according to a government update cited by PTI.

Jag Laadki is the fourth Indian-flagged vessel to exit the war zone unharmed.

Officials said the development is significant for India as shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz have affected energy supplies, making the cargo on board the tanker critical.

US Iran war live updates: US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the conflict involving Iran could end in the “next few weeks,” adding that oil supplies may rebound and energy prices could fall afterward.

Speaking in an interview with ABC News, Wright said he expects oil markets to stabilise once the conflict de-escalates, leading to improved supply and lower prices, reported Reuters.

US Iran war live updates: Several Gulf Arab states reported new missile and drone attacks on Sunday as Iran threatened to widen its military campaign in the war with the United States and Israel, now in its third week.

Authorities in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates warned residents that air defences were working to intercept incoming projectiles, reported AP.

The developments came a day after Iran called for evacuations from three major UAE ports, marking the first time Tehran threatened non-US assets in a neighbouring country.

Iran had earlier accused the United States of using “ports, docks and hideouts” in the UAE to launch strikes on Kharg Island, home to the main terminal handling Iran’s oil exports.

US Iran war live updates: Pope Leo XIV on Sunday renewed his appeal for peace in the Middle East, urging an end to the war and the reopening of dialogue.

“Dear brothers and sisters, for two weeks the peoples of the Middle East have suffered the atrocious violence of war,” the US pontiff said during his weekly Angelus prayer at the Vatican, reported AFP.

“Thousands of innocent people have been killed, and countless others have been forced to flee their homes.”

“I renew my closeness to all those who have lost loved ones in the attacks that have hit schools, hospitals, and residential areas,” he said.

The pope also said the situation in Lebanon was a particular cause for concern.

US Iran war live updates: The ongoing Iran war appears to be escalating and the overall plan for the military campaign remains unclear, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said on Sunday, reported Reuters.

He warned that the conflict in the region seemed to be intensifying and suggested there was no clear direction yet on how the military campaign would proceed.

US Iran war live updates: The Iranian foreign minister said Tehran was willing to work with regional countries to investigate the targets that had been hit during the conflict, according to excerpts from his recent interview that he shared on Telegram.

“We are ready to form a committee with regional countries to investigate the targets that have been attacked,” Abbas Araghchi said in an interview with Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.

He also suggested Israel could be responsible for attacks on civilian sites in Arab countries in an attempt to damage relations with Iran.

“Israel may be behind attacks on civilian targets in Arab countries in order to damage relations with Iran,” he said.

U.S.-Iran war live updates: Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, warned that Iran could retaliate if its energy infrastructure comes under attack, according to excerpts from his recent interview that he shared on Telegram.

“If our energy facilities are targeted, we will also target the facilities of American companies in the region,” he said in an interview with Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.

He also said the Strait of Hormuz remained open but with restrictions.

“The Strait of Hormuz is open to everyone, except American ships and their allies,” he said.

US Iran war live updates: A fragment of an Iranian missile struck a residential building used by the US consul in Israel, Reuters reported citing Israeli media.

The reports did not immediately provide further details about the incident.

US Iran war live updates: Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s supreme national security council, said, “I’ve heard that the remaining members of Epstein’s network have devised a conspiracy to create an incident similar to 9/11 and blame Iran for it.”

In a post on X, Larijani said Iran opposes such terrorist acts in principle and stressed that Tehran was not at war with the American people.

US Iran war live updates: Israel has approved an emergency budget allocation of $827 million for military purchases as the war with Iran entered its third week, news agency AFP reported citing Israeli media on Sunday.

According to the report citing daily Haaretz, the 2.6-billion-shekel package was cleared over the weekend during a telephone meeting of cabinet ministers.

The funds will be used for “security purchases” and to address “urgent needs,” the report said, without providing further details.

The government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not yet officially commented on the measure or specified what purchases the funds will cover.

US Iran war live updates: Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have arrested 25 people accused of praising Iran and its leadership and promoting its military actions, according to a report by Al Arabiya.

Some of those detained were also accused of calling for solidarity with Iran and sharing what authorities described as fabricated video clips related to the ongoing conflict.

US Iran war live updates: Oil loading operations at the key port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates have resumed after a drone strike and fire on Saturday forced a temporary halt.

The port — the country’s only export route that bypasses the blocked Strait of Hormuz — is considered crucial for keeping oil supplies flowing to global markets.

Operations have restarted, according to people familiar with the matter who were not authorised to speak publicly. Calls to the port authorities and the state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. were not answered. News agency Bloomberg had earlier reported that the fire triggered by the strike had been extinguished.

US Iran war live updates: Photo shows bulldozer clearing debris from the rubble of buildings destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, on Sunday, March 15, 2026.

US Iran war live updates: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told his French counterpart that countries should avoid steps that could further intensify the conflict in the region.

“Each country needs to refrain from any action that can escalate conflict,” Araghchi said in a message shared on his Telegram account, reported Reuters.

Israel Iran war: Israeli soldiers opened fire on a car carrying a family in the northern West Bank late Saturday, killing four people including two children, according to the Palestinian authority’s health ministry cited by AP.

The official Palestinian news agency reported that the family had stepped out to buy new clothes ahead of the upcoming Eid al-Fitr holiday when the shooting occurred. Israeli authorities said the incident is under investigation.

The Palestinian Red Crescent said the victims, Ali Odeh, Waed Odeh, and two of their four children, were shot in the head. The group added that the couple’s two surviving children suffered shrapnel injuries and were treated by first responders after emergency teams were allowed access to the scene. It also accused Israeli forces of delaying ambulances that had been dispatched.

In a joint statement issued Sunday, Israel’s military and police said troops opened fire after a car accelerated toward them in the town of Tammun. The forces were pursuing individuals suspected of “terrorist activity,” they said, adding that the circumstances surrounding the shooting are being examined.

Israel Iran war: In view of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, CBSE announced to cancel class 12 board exams in the region.

Israel Iran war: South Korea said on Sunday it was paying close attention to US President Donald Trump's call for Seoul and other countries to send warships to help protect oil supplies passing through the Strait of Hormuz. "We are closely monitoring President Trump's remarks on social media and will carefully consider the matter in close consultation with the United States," a presidential official told AFP.

Israel Iran war: Iraq warned that drone attacks near Baghdad airport threatened the security of the nearby prison housing Islamic State group suspects recently brought from Syria. They have been held since in Baghdad's al-Karkh prison, once a US Army detention centre known as Camp Cropper, which is part of Baghdad airport's complex that has been subjected to repeated strikes. Since the start of the Middle East war, Tehran-backed armed groups have been claiming daily drone and rocket attacks against US bases in Iraq.

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Israel Iran war: A day after being hit by drone debris and enduring a fire, the United Arab Emirates' Fujairah port resumed its oil-loading operations on Sunday, Bloomberg and Reuters reported, citing sources. The Fujairah port is a major global hub for ship refuelling and for crude and fuel exports. Located just outside the Strait of Hormuz, it is of great importance to the global oil market. Here is why.