US strikes Iran highlights: Israel expands ops in Lebanon; Trump cancels Camp David meet citing bad weather

US strikes Iran LIVE: Brent crude futures rose over 2% in Asian trade on Tuesday, a Reuters report said, after fresh US strikes on targets in southern Iran. The US CENTCOM said that the strikes targeted boats laying mines, but insisted that the military practiced “restraint”.

Brent futures were up $1.98, or 2.1%, to $98.12 a barrel as of 0405 GMT, after settling 7% lower in the previous session.

US strikes Iran LIVE: Petrol and diesel prices both crossed the ₹100 mark in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi after fuel rates revision in India amid the ongoing war between the US and Iran.

Petrol price in Thoothukudi stood at ₹108.16 per litre, and diesel at 100.03 per litre, according to news agency ANI.

US strikes Iran LIVE: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the Strait of Hormuz needs to reopen without any tolls. “What is happening there is unlawful, illegal, unsustainable and unacceptable. No country in the world is acceptable of a tolling system except Iran,” he said during his India visit.

US strikes Iran LIVE: Months after an internet blackout was imposed in Iran amid massive protests against the regime, the access may be relaxed soon, news agencies reported on Monday, citing IRNA.

The government’s new Special Task Force for the Regulation and Governance of Cyberspace voted Monday “in favor of returning internet access to its pre-January 2026 conditions,” IRNA reportedly said. The task force, set up by President Masoud Pezeshkian and chaired by First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref, oversees sensitive national policy in the digital space.

US strikes Iran LIVE: The Iran-US war is likely to come up in the meeting of Quad foreign ministers in Delhi on Tuesday. India's external affairs minister S Jaishankar, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong are expected to attend.

Notably, Rubio earlier said that the deal could take some days, but remained hopeful, despite fresh US strikes on Iranian targets.

US strikes Iran LIVE: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu was reportedly taken to the Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center on Monday evening, and his office has cited some dental work as the reason. According to Times of Israel, his office issued the clarification after some reports said he was taken to a hospital.

On Monday, Netanyahu also vowed to intensify Israeli attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon.

US strikes Iran LIVE: Iranian spokesperson Esmail Baqaei on Tuesday claimed that the US struck a sports hall in Iran back in February, when the US and Israel launched joint strikes. The strikes killed 24 people, including a 2-year-old and several teenage volleyball players, Baqaei said in an X post.

“These “airburst” missiles detonated in the air before impact, unleashing 180000 of high-velocity tungsten pellets that tore through the area in every direction with devastating force,” the post read.

US strikes Iran LIVE: In its announcement of strikes in southern Iran, the US Central Command said that the military was “using restraint” in the ongoing ceasefire.

The strikes were done "to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces," but the military was "using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire," Capt Tim Hawkins, the spokesman for the US military's Central Command, said in a statement. An official response from Iran is awaited.

US strikes Iran LIVE: According to a Reuters report, spot gold was down 0.7% at $4,537.54 per ounce, as of 0218 GMT, and US gold futures for June delivery gained 0.3% to $4,538.50, after US launched fresh strikes in southern Iran, targeting missile launch sites and boats laying mines.

US-Iran war news LIVE: Hours after the US Central Command said it had struck targets in southern Iran, Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke about a potential deal and said: “The president had expressed his desire to make it. He's either going to make a good deal or no deal”.

Rubio said that there was a “lot of talking back and forth” on the language of the negotiation.

US strikes Iran LIVE: Marco Rubio has expressed hope over the conclusion of a key deal between the US and Iran despite the US Central Command's announcement of strikes in southern Iran.

"There were some talks going on in Qatar today, so we'll see if we can make progress. I think it's a lot of talking back and forth going on about specific language in the initial document, so it'll take a few days," Rubio told reporters in Jaipur during an official visit to India.

US strikes Iran LIVE: On the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said: “The straits have to be open. They're going to be open one way or the other, so they need to be open”.

"What's happening there is unlawful, it's illegal, it's unsustainable for the world, it's unacceptable," he said.

US strikes Iran LIVE: Indian refiners are reportedly turning to imports from Latin America and Africa after supplies amid the blocking of ships in the Strait of Hormuz. According to a Reuters report, in April and May, Indian refiners raised imports from Venezuela, Brazil, Angola and Nigeria to make up the shortfall.

US strikes Iran LIVE: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that the Strait of Hormuz has to open ‘one way or another’, hours after the US announced strikes in southern Iran on targets like missile launch sites and boats allegedly laying mines.

He also said that the negotiating “language” of the deal with Iran could take a few days.

US-Iran war news LIVE: In his appeal to Muslim-majority countries like Jordan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, Egypt and Bahrain, Trump said he would like to see them sign the Abraham Accords, as part of a potential deal with Iran.

He argued that wider participation in the Abraham Accords could help bring “true Power, Strength, and Peace to the Middle East for the first time in 5,000 years”. “It may be possible that one or two have a reason for not doing so, and that will be accepted, but most should be ready, willing, and able to make this Settlement with Iran a far more Historic Event than it would, otherwise, be,” Trump wrote in a social media post.

US-Iran war news LIVE: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to intensify attacks on Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon amid an already shaky ceasefire between the US and Iran.

Lebanon has been a sticking point for Iran in the ongoing negotiations, and the demand for Israel to stop its offensive against Hezbollah has been put forward by Tehran. Clashes between Israel and Hezbollah erupted in early March after the Lebanese militia fired rockets and drones into the country, saying the attack was to avenge the killing of Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at the start of the Iran war.

US-Iran war news LIVE: Qatar has denied reports claiming that it offered $12 million to Iran in exchange of securing a deal between Tehran and Washington amid the ongoing conflict. Dr Majed Al Ansari, the advisor to Qatar's PM, said in a post on X that such reports were being circulated by parties “attempting to sabotage the deal and undermine ongoing diplomatic efforts toward regional de-escalation & stability.”

US-Iran war news LIVE: The Strait of Hormuz would be reopened for 30 days after the US and Iran agree to a deal to end hostilities in the Middle East, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Monday. In this time period, Iran would reportedly clear out mines in the sea, which would pave way for the transit of vessels carrying oil supplies for several countries.

The chokepoint has seen trouble since the beginning of the war, with ship struggling to pass, and oil prices seeing a hike in most places.

US-Iran war news LIVE: US President Donald Trump on Monday threw the Abraham Accords back into spotlight as he urged Muslim-majority countries like Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Pakistan to sign the accords, that formally recognized Israel in 2020, citing it as a condition for the Iran deal.

"It should start with the immediate signing by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and everybody else should follow suit," he wrote in a social media post, adding that countries that refuse “should not be part of this Deal in that it shows bad intention”. Read full story here.

US-Iran war news LIVE: An Iranian delegation led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf traveled to Doha for consultations with senior Qatari officials on the negotiations on ending the conflict with the US. A ceasefire was reached on April 8 and has since been place, but strikes and threats have continued from both sides despite the truce.

Bloomberg quoted Al Arabiya as saying that Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir is also headed to Qatar to take part in talks.

US-Iran war news LIVE: The US Central Command on Monday announced fresh strikes on targets in southern Iran, including missile launch sites and boats allegedly trying to lay mines. The strikes were defensive and intended “to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces,” said spokesman Captain Tim Hawkins.

US-Iran war news LIVE: Iran's months-long internet blackout may see some relaxation, with the country's ongoing talks with the US on ending the conflict. According to a Bloomberg report, Iran's new Special Task Force for the Regulation and Governance of Cyberspace voted Monday “in favor of returning internet access to its pre-January 2026 conditions".

The move could be carried out in a “smart and law-abiding” manner.

US-Iran war news LIVE: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that enriched uranium will either be destroyed after being handed over to the US, or elsewhere.

“The Enriched Uranium (Nuclear Dust!) will either be immediately turned over to the United States to be brought home and destroyed or, preferably, in conjunction and coordination with the Islamic Republic of Iran, destroyed in place or, at another acceptable location, with the Atomic Energy Commission, or its equivalent, being witness to this process and event,” he said in a Truth Social post.

He didn't specify if his announcement on enriched uranium was going to be part of a deal with Iran.

US-Iran war news LIVE: Oil prices saw a rise on Tuesday, with Brent crude rising one per cent to $97.32 a barrel. However, main US benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude was up slightly from Monday's last traded price but down 5.5% from Friday's close, according to a Reuters report.