US-Iran war highlights: Israel-Lebanon talks mark breakthrough, US says ‘direct negotiations’ next

US-Iran war LIVE: European airlines have urged the European Union to step in with emergency measures to tackle repercussions from the Iran war, including widespread airspace closures and mounting concerns over jet fuel shortages, a document seen by Reuters showed.

Industry group Airlines for Europe (A4E) has requested that the EU introduce a raft of crisis response measures, including EU-level monitoring of jet fuel supplies, a temporary suspension of the EU's carbon market for aviation, and scrapping certain aviation taxes, it said in the document.

The aviation sector has been hit by airspace closures since the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran began on February 28, with the European Union ⁠Aviation Safety Agency banning European airlines from operating in the airspace of several Gulf countries, including the UAE and Qatar until April 24.

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US-Iran war LIVE: Pakistani officials said Tuesday that Islamabad has proposed a second round of talks to the U.S. and Iran, while U.S. Vice President JD Vance earlier said negotiations with Iran “did make some progress" and U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday “we’ve been called by the other side” and “they want to work a deal.”

The Pakistani officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter with the press.

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US-Iran war LIVE: Switzerland said it’s ready to provide diplomatic support to efforts to end the Iran war amid speculation that the country could host talks between Tehran and Washington in Geneva.

The Swiss foreign ministry is in contact with all parties involved in the conflict, it said in an emailed statement on Tuesday.

The US and Iran are in discussions about holding another round of face-to-face negotiations for a longer-term ceasefire, after earlier talks in Islamabad led by Vice President JD Vance failed to produce a breakthrough.

“Switzerland stands ready to offer its good offices at any time,” it said in the statement. The government “has reaffirmed its willingness to support any diplomatic initiative that can contribute to peace.”

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US-Iran war LIVE: Pakistan is ready to host the process to bring peace for as many rounds as it takes, an official was quoted as saying by Al Jazeera. The official further said that the diplomatic contact continues between all sides.

US-Iran war LIVE: Minister of foreign affairs of Israel, Gideon Sa'ar on Tuesday discussed Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, and Lebanon with external affairs minister S Jaishankar.

Sa'ar said that Iran's harm to freedom of navigation through economic terrorism in the Strait of Hormuz requires action that will ensure the freedom of navigation for all countries, including India.

In a post on X, Sa'ar said, "A good conversation, as always, with my friend, India's Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar. We discussed Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, and Lebanon. I said that the firm American stance in the negotiations on conditions that would prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons (no enrichment in Iran, removal of enriched material from Iran) is critical for the entire international community," he said.

US-Iran war LIVE: ANother round of talks to finalise a deal between the US and Iran could take place this week or early next week, Reuters reportedm quoting, Iran embassy officials in Pakistan. This comes after Islamabad peace talks collapsed and failed to clinch a peace deal between the two sides.

US-Iran war LIVE: Iran has demanded compensation from Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, and Jordan for 'enabling' US-Iran aggression, Press TV reported. Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative Amir-Saeid Iravani recently wrote to UN Secretary General António Guterres and Security Council President Jamal Fares Alrowaiei and rejected recent compensation demands from the five Arab nations saying that under the present circumstances, these nations cannot lawfully invoke Article 51 of the UN Charter (the right to self-defense) vis-à-vis Iran as they facilitated the US-Israel aggression.

Tehran has said that it is “the victim of aggression” and is exercising its inherent right of self-defense, he added in the letter.

US-Iran war LIVE: After the talks ended without a deal and negotiators from Iran and the US left Islamabad on Sunday, the Iranian delegates met Pakistani officials, Al Jazeera reported, adding that the details of the discussions weren't available.

US-Iran war LIVE: Russia has withdrawn almost all its staff from Iran's sole nuclear power plant, built and operated with help from Moscow, says the head of Russia's atomic energy agency Alexei Likhachev.

108 people have been evacuated while just 20 -- top managers and those responsible for equipment safety -- remain at the station.

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US-Iran war LIVE: As US responded to failed peace talks with a blockade on crucial Strait of Hormuz, Saudi Arabia is pushing the Washington to drop the blockade and resume talks, fearing President Trump’s move to shut it off could worsen the situation and disrupt other important shipping routes, the Wall Street Journal reported, quoting Arab officials. Saudi has warned that Iran might retaliate to the closure of Hormuz by shutting the Bab al-Mandeb—a Red Sea chokepoint crucial for the kingdom’s remaining oil exports, the report added.

US-Iran war LIVE: Hours after the US announced its decision to block the Strait of Hormuz, the Iranian consulate in Mumbai re-shared a clip that mocked the move. The video shared was a popular scene from the 2007 Bollywood film ‘Dhamaal’, and made fun of US President Donald Trump imposing a naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway that was already facing disruptions ever since the war began in February.

The clip showed actor Ritiesh Deshmukh's character trying to escape some men chasing him. The hilarious scene shows him trying to hide behind a door that could easily be accessed from the sides.

The video portrayed the actor's character as the US and those of the men after him as Iran. “Indian memes are GOAT,” the Iranian consulate in Mumbai wrote on X, sharing the clip.

GOAT is a popular slang expanded to Greatest of All Time.

US-Iran war LIVE: Two people were killed in southern Lebanon’s Nabatieh after a car they were travelling in was hit by a Israeli drone attack, the National News Agency reports.

Middle East war LIVE: Israel and Lebanon will hold direct talks in Washington hosted by US secretary of state Marco Rubio, Axios reported. This comes after Israel's deadly strikes over Lebanon amid US-Iran truce left over 300 dead and nearly a thousand injured. The strikes threatened the fragile truce and was one of the thorny issues that stalled the Islamabad peace talks.

US-Iran war LIVE: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi dialed his Omani counterpart Badr bin Hamad Albusaidi to discuss the ceasefire and peace talks with the US, Mehr news agency reported.

“Araghchi emphasised the Islamic Republic of Iran’s commitment to preserving regional peace and stability with the cooperation and participation of all countries in the region and away from destructive US interventions,” Mehr reported, adding that Albusaidi expressed hope that peace and stability “would return to the region as soon as possible”

US-Iran war LIVE: Sirens have sounded in Israel’s Metula, Kfar Giladi and Misgav Am areas in the Upper Galilee after detection of a drone infiltration from Lebanon, according to the Israeli military’s Home Front Command, Al Jazeera reported. Earlier, reports said that one Israeli soldier was killed and three injured after their vehicle overturned in Lebanon.

US-Iran war LIVE: US President Donald Trump said he had "nothing to apologise for" after criticising Pope Leo XIV's calls for an end to the conflict in the Middle East. "Pope Leo said things that are wrong. He was very much against what I'm doing with regard to Iran, and you cannot have a nuclear Iran," said Trump, adding that the US-born pope was "very weak on crime and other things".

US-Iran war LIVE: Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem on Monday urged Lebanon to cancel a planned meeting with Israel in Washington, reiterating his group's rejection of direct negotiations with Israel.

"We call for a historic and heroic stance by cancelling this negotiating meeting," Qassem, whose Iran-backed group has been at war with Israel since March 2, said in a televised address.

The Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors to the United States are scheduled to meet on Tuesday.

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US-Iran war LIVE: Hopes for dialogue to end the war provided some relief to oil markets nL1N40W14D where benchmark prices fell below $100 on Tuesday, Reuters reported. As talks between Iran and the US failed to end the hostilities, the two sides are likely to sit on the negotiations table and work out a deal on Thursday either in Pakistan or in Geneva.

US-Iran war LIVE: Indicating that fresh round of talks between Iran and the US will be held soon, Pakistan's defence minister outlined the progress of the talks and said, “Only positive progress has been observed.” The Express Tribune reported that responding to a question about whether Pakistan would play a decisive role in shaping the region's future, Asif said that ultimate decisions rest with Allah.

US-Iran war LIVE: Pakistan foreign minister Ishaq Dar on Monday dialed his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi who said that the top priority is to make every effort to prevent the US-Iran conflict from reigniting in West Asia and maintain the hard-won momentum of the ceasefire, PTI reported. Dar held a telephone conversation with Wang and exchanged views on the recently concluded Islamabad Talks. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that the top priority is to make every effort to prevent the conflict from reigniting in West Asia and maintain the hard-won momentum of the ceasefire, China's state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

US-Iran war LIVE: The United States sought a 20-year suspension of Iran's uranium enrichment program as part of a deal to end the war, according to media reports Monday, after Washington and Tehran failed to come to an agreement.

US President Donald Trump launched the war on February 28 under the pretext that Iran was developing an atomic bomb -- which it denies -- and vowed to never let the Islamic republic get its hands on a nuclear weapon.

Vice President JD Vance left negotiations with Iran over the weekend empty-handed, with sticking points including freeing up the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's nuclear program.

Media outlets reported that Washington asked Tehran to agree not to enrich uranium for 20 years, citing officials close to the negotiations held in Islamabad on Saturday. (AFP)

US-Iran war LIVE: Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Amir Saeid Iravani has strongly condemned the United Nations over a naval blockade on Iranian ports, calling it a " gross violation" of Iran's sovereignty and territorial integrity, according to Iranian state media Press TV.

In a letter sent Monday to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the President of the UN Security Council, Iravani denounced Washington's move as an "illegal act of aggression" that threatens regional and international peace and security.

"The imposition of a naval blockade is a gross violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Islamic Republic of Iran," Iravani wrote, adding that the measure was publicly announced by US Central Command (CENTCOM) on April 12. (ANI)

US-Iran war LIVE: Fresh round of talks between Tehran and Washington are likely to be held on Thursday, the Associated Press reported. The talks might be held in Pakistan, where the first round of negotiations were held on Saturday. However, Geneva is also being discussed as a possible venue for the talks as fragile truce between Iran and the US ends on April 22.

US-Iran war LIVE: An Israeli solider has been killed in Lebanon, the Israeli Defence Force said, AFP reported.

US-Iran war LIVE: After peace talks between Tehran and Washington failed to end the hostilities, prepartions are underway for fresh round of talks, CNN reported. US officials are deliberating the possibility of convening another in-person meeting with Iranian officials before the ceasefire between Washington and Tehran expires, although a final decision has not yet been taken, the report said. The officials are reviewing potential dates and locations, contingent on the progress of ongoing talks with Iran and regional mediators in the coming days.