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

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US Iran war news LIVE: The UN Security Council has issued a statement condemning “in the strongest terms” a drone attack on the Barakah nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates on May 17.

The council termed the strike as a “flagrant violation of international law with grave risks for civilian lives, infrastructure, and the environment.”

US Iran war news LIVE: Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon killed 31 people on Tuesday, the Lebanese health ministry said, according to AFP.

In a statement, the health ministry said 31 people, including at least four children and three women, were killed in attacks and 40 wounded.

US Iran war news LIVE: A tanker reported an external explosion on its port side, close to the waterline, 60 nautical miles off Oman's capital Muscat, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said. The cause of the incident is unknown.

The vessel, named Olympic Life, and its crew were safe, Reuters news agency cited the UKMTO as saying. However, some bunker fuel from the tanker had been discharged into the sea.

The ship's technical manager, Springfield Shipping, said the vessel was struck by an unidentified object at about 0920 GMT, but remained stable and operational.

US Iran war news LIVE: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday spoke to leaders of Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Turkey, Tajikistan, Egypt, Kyrgyzstan, and Azerbaijan and extended wishes on Eid al-Adha.

“I expressed my hope that God may bring the hearts of us Muslims closer together and that we may witness the expansion of cooperation in all areas and comprehensive support for one another in the face of threats,” Pezeshkian said in a post on X.

US Iran war news LIVE: Israel pounded Lebanon with more than 120 air strikes on Tuesday in what was reportedly one of the heaviest days of bombing in weeks, Lebanese security sources told Reuters news agency.

While a ceasefire has been announced on April 16, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu had said his military was deepening its operations in the country.

US Iran war news LIVE: The Israeli military issued two new evacuation warnings on Tuesday for residents of 19 villages across southern Lebanon, as it expanded its ground operations deeper inside Lebanese territory, AFP reported.

"For your safety, you must evacuate your homes immediately and move north of the Zahrani River," the military's Arabic-language spokesman, Colonel Avichay Adraee, wrote on X.

US Iran war news LIVE: Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday he hoped parties in the West Asia conflict can stay committed to pursuing a ceasefire and continue to meet each other halfway, Reuters news agency reported.

US Iran war news LIVE: After the US military on Monday said it had conducted “self-defense strikes” in southern Iran, the latter deemed it as a sign of “bad faith and unreliability.”

Iran's foreign ministry called the strikes a ceasefire violation and warned that Washington would bear responsibility for “all consequences,” without elaborating. “he Islamic Republic of Iran will leave no act of aggression unanswered,” it said in a statement.

The US military said it had struck missile launch sites and minelaying boats, and added that it had acted with “restraint” in light of the ceasefire.

US Iran war news LIVE: An oil tanker named Olympic Life reported an explosion off the coast of Oman on Tuesday, according to the Joint Maritime Information Centre.

The explosion was first reported on Tuesday, on the vessel’s port side, towards the rear, when it was 60 nautical miles east of Oman’s capital, Muscat.

The ship is continuing to its next scheduled destination and its crew is safe, though any environmental impact is unclear, the JMIC said in an advisory note. It gave no details on the cause of the incident.

US strikes Iran LIVE: In a video message on X, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that the Israeli military has expanded its operations in Lebanon.

"We are intensifying our operations in Lebanon. Thank you to our commanders and heroic soldiers deep in the field," he wrote on X.

The Israeli leader added that this expansion has been done to ensure control of strategic areas.

US Iran war news LIVE: Ireland’s cabinet agreed to put a bill to parliament that proposes a ban on the trade of goods with Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory.

The Israeli Settlements bill, if passed, would prohibit the import of goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory. It is not clear what goods will be included in the legislation, although the government previously suggested it would exclude services.

US strikes Iran LIVE: Oil once again rose as fresh clashes between the US and Iran clouded the outlook for an interim peace deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Global benchmark Brent rose to trade around $100 a barrel after slumping more than 7% on Monday. US forces hit targets near the strait, while the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it fired at an F-35 fighter jet and several drones after they entered Iranian airspace.

US strikes Iran LIVE: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey would continue providing support for peace talks during a phone call with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, the Turkish presidency said on Tuesday.

Erdogan said the conflicts in the region had cast a shadow over the Muslim Eid holiday period, adding that he believed the Iranian people would overcome the challenges.

US Iran war news LIVE: The Israeli military has expanded its ground operations in southern Lebanon beyond a demarcation line that Israel set up several kilometres inside Lebanon.

An official, quoted by Reuters, stated that the expansion comes in order to “remove direct threats” to citizens and troops.

US strikes Iran LIVE: US President Donald Trump is set to hold a rare cabinet meeting at the Camp David presidential retreat on Wednesday as Iran talks near a critical point, a White House official told AFP.

The choice of the secluded retreat in the Maryland mountains, which Trump hardly ever visits, reflects the sensitive nature of discussions.

The New York Post also reported that Iran was set to dominate the meeting, which was expected to be attended by all cabinet members. The economy was also on the agenda, it said.

US strikes Iran LIVE: Iranian vice president Mohammad Reza Aref said on Tuesday that the government has taken the first steps to restore the internet after a near-total blackout since war with the US and Israel broke out on February 28.

"The first step toward free and regulated access to cyberspace has been taken," he said in a post on X, adding that the demands of Iran "will be fulfilled".

US strikes Iran LIVE: Mohammad Reza Aref, Iran's first vice president has stated that the first steps to restore internet after shutdown have been taken.

“In line with the esteemed President's mission and in fulfillment of the government's promise, the first step toward free and regulated access to cyberspace has been taken. With the reopening of the internet, smart services will be streamlined, the demands of the people who have thus stood by the system and Iran will be fulfilled, and the obstacles to knowledge-based development and scientific authority will be removed,” Aref wrote on X.

US strikes Iran LIVE: Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that Washington's position is well stated when it comes to the peace negotiations with Iran.

"It's either going to be a good deal, or there isn't going to be one," the top US diplomat said.

US Iran war news LIVE: Lebanon’s Health Ministry has stated that two girls and a woman were among the 11 killed in Israel’s overnight attack on the town of Mashghara.

The ministry put the total death toll at 11, revising down an earlier figure of 12 reported by Lebanon’s National News Agency.

Another 15 others were wounded in the attack, including a child. Rescuers are still clearing the rubble in the town in eastern Lebanon.

US strikes Iran LIVE: Internet monitoring group Netblocks has stated that it observed a partial restoration of internet services in Iran, a day after the Islamic Republic lifted its restrictions.

“Live metrics show a partial restoration to internet connectivity in #Iran on day 88, after 2093 hours of near-total isolation from international networks, the longest nationwide internet shutdown in modern history. It is unclear if the restoration will be sustained,” the group wrote on X.

US strikes Iran LIVE: Iran's judiciary on Tuesday suspended a presidential body that had ordered the restoration of internet access after months of near-total blackout since the war with the United States and Israel.

As per Mizan Online, the ruling suspending the presidential body followed the "filing of complaints", though it was not immediately clear who had submitted them.

The decision targeted the Special Headquarters for Organising and Governing the Country's Cyberspace, a body formed on May 12 by President Masoud Pezeshkian.

The body had on Monday reached a decision to "restore the internet" in Iran, according to government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani.

US strikes Iran LIVE: The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Tuesday that a tanker had reported an external explosion on the vessel's port side, close to the waterline, about 60 nautical miles off Oman's capital Muscat.

UKMTO said the vessel and its crew were safe, although the tanker reported that some bunker fuel was discharged into the sea.

US strikes Iran LIVE: A tanker off Oman's coast was damaged in an explosion, AFP reported, citing a marine monitor. More details are awaited.

US strikes Iran LIVE: Following the US' fresh strikes against Iran, the Iranian foreign ministry has stated that Tehran will respond. The statement, as per Reuters, added that the Islamic Republic “will not hesitate to defend itself.”