Iran news highlights: US military launches strikes against Iran, Tehran says ‘won’t leave attack unanswered'

Iran news LIVE: President Donald Trump boosted hopes of a peace deal again, after Iran and Israel announced they would halting strikes. “We’re in the final throes of what will be a very, very good deal,” Trump told reporters in New York on Tuesday. “We could have at least an idea one or two days from now," Trump said.

Iran news LIVE: Lloyd Austin, who served as the defence secretary in former President Joe Biden's cabinet, has said that the US Navy could pry open the Strait of Hormuz but keeping it operational would be costly.

“Holding it open for a long period of time would be pretty costly and so we’d like to see an international effort, if that’s the case,” he told Bloomberg. “If we get it open, we want to get allies and partners involved in that because freedom of navigation is not just important to the United States of America, it’s important to the entire globe," he added.

Iran news LIVE: Amid reports of a rift and difference of opinion between Trump and Netanyahu on the Iran war, US Vice President JD Vance said in an interview to Fox News: "The Israelis and the United States, we have a lot of shared interests, but we also have some situations where our interests diverge."

Iran news LIVE: Boosting hopes for a peace deal soon, Donald Trump said that an agreement could be arrived at within one hour. He also said that Iran would gain nothing if the US “goes and bombs”, “which we can do very easily if we want”.

“We spend another two or three weeks bombing, they'll have nothing left whatsoever. But you won't have this Strait open for months. If we do the bombing, a lot of people are going to be killed. Who wants to do that? I don't. And we'll have a signed document that's actually stronger than doing the bombing,” he said.

Trump also backed the US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and said it proved to be very effective.

Iran news LIVE: Donald Trump said it was possible that a deal with Iran could be arrived at in one hour. Issuing a warning to Iran, Trump said: "If we go and bomb, which we can do very easily if we want, and we spend another two or three weeks bombing, they'll have nothing left whatsoever. But you won't have this Strait open for months. If we do the bombing, a lot of people are going to be killed. Who wants to do that?".

Iran news LIVE: Talking about his latest conversation with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump said he told the Israeli leader “he had to stop” with the strikes in Lebanon.

“I said do what's right, but I want you to stop as quickly as you can. It has to do with Lebanon, and it has to stop…,” Trump told reporters on Tuesday, hours after Iran and Israel announced a halt in strikes.

Iran news LIVE: US President Donald Trump, who vowed to keep up the Strait of Hormuz blockade, also said that the waterway could reopen, provided a deal is signed with Iran.

“We have ongoing negotiations in Iran and with Iran. We could have at least an idea by one or two days from now, but I think it's going well. The blockade continues to hold 100%,” he said.

“We're in the final throes of a very good deal that will not allow in any way or form nuclear weapons. And the Strait will open up right away. It'll open up immediately upon signing, which could be in two or three days,” he added.

Iran news LIVE: US President Donald Trump has vowed to keep up the US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, asserting that “no oil, no income, no nothing” will be getting through.

However, he also said that talks with Iran are still ongoing. Earlier in a post on Monday, Trump said that blockade would continue till a deal is reached with Iran.

Iran news LIVE: Reacting to a US Army helicopter crash near the Strait of Hormuz, US President Donald Trump said: “The pilots are fine. Yeah. Nobody injured. We are going to issue a report tomorrow. But the pilots are fine.”

Iran news LIVE: US President Donald Trump said that a report on the US Army chopper crash near the Strait of Hormuz will be issued on Tuesday. He also said that the pilots on board the helicopter were safe.

Iran news LIVE: A US Army Apache helicopter gunship reportedly went down near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday and two crew members were rescued. It was not immediately clear whether the Apache was shot down by Iranian fire, the NYT said in a report.

Later, US President Donald Trump confirmed the incident, adding pilots who went down are safe.

US President Donald Trump has said he could have an 'idea' for Iran deal within a few days, Reuters reports.

More details awaited.

Iran news LIVE: Oil stabilised after Israel and Iran agreed to end attacks against each other following an escalation of violence that threatened to derail efforts to end the war in the Middle East.

Brent held near $94 a barrel after closing slightly higher on Monday, while West Texas Intermediate was above $91. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the country is holding fire against Iran for now, but will respond should Tehran attack again. Iranian media conveyed similar sentiment.

(Via Bloomberg)

Iran news LIVE: US President Donald Trump has reportedly said that Iran is willing to “give us everything”, hinting at a deal soon. According to Iran International, Trump predicted the US would declare "total victory" over Iran within weeks and said: “It will happen very soon, and oil prices will come tumbling down.”

Iran news LIVE: US President Donald Trump was booed after he arrived at Madison Square Garden in New York City for the NBA Final Game on Tuesday.

Iran news LIVE: Israel's ambassador to the US said that Israel and Lebanon were united in wanting to end Iran’s use of Hezbollah. His remarks came during a Fox News interview after Iran and Israel announced cessation of hostilities.

Iran war news LIVE: Israeli ambassador to the Yechiel Leiter downplayed reports of differences and heated exchanges between US President Donald Trump and Israeli PM Benjamin Netnayahu.

“They have a deep friendship that goes back some 40 years, and sometimes lovers have a spat, and sometimes the tension in the room and on the conversation can get a little heated,” Leiter said in a Fox News report.

Iran war news LIVEE: According to an Axios report, Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu had planned attacks on dozens of sensitive targets in Iran on Monday. However, he ordered Israel's miltary commanders to cancel strikes after a call with US President Donald Trump. The President reportedly warned Netanyahu that if he resumed the war, he would be left all alone.

Iran war news LIVE: A day before some peace hopes emerged due to Iran and Israel halting strikes, India's Sensex and Nifty traded 0.7% lower an hour after markets opened on Monday.

According to DW, Indian stocks have fallen over 13% and 10% in 2026

Middle East war LIVE: US President Donald Trump reportedly told Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu to stop the strikes he had been planning against Iran. "I said, 'Bibi, you better be careful, or you will be on your own very soon,'" Trump told Axios.

Iran war news LIVE: Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu said that the battle with Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon is still not over.

“Iran and Hezbollah are weaker than ever, and we are stronger than ever – but our battle against them is still not finished. In the last 24 hours, Iran and Hezbollah tried to impose a new equation upon us. And it is an equation I find intolerable and unacceptable. They thought they would fire at Israel from Lebanese territory and from Iran – and we would not act. That did not happen, and it will not happen. Not on my watch!,” Netanyahu said.

Iran war news LIVE: The Indian Coast Guard on Tuesday shared a clip, detailing how the MCC Mumbai coordinated with authorities in Oman for the rescue of 24 Indian crew members over an unladen oil tanker that was disabled by the US.

The US CENTCOM had said that it fired on the tanker because it was trying to reach Iran, despite a blockade in place in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran war news LIVE: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday announced that the country would hold fire against Iran from now, provided Tehran doesn't launch attacks. On a similar note, Iran's central military command also warned that if Israel continued to attack, including in southern Lebanon, “much harsher and more crushing actions than before will be on the way,” Fars news agency reported.

Iran war news LIVE: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has reportedly warned Iran and Lebanon that any attack would be met with force. “Dahiyeh in Beirut will be treated the same as the northern communities,” Katz said, referring to the Hezbollah stronghold in southern Beirut, an Iran International report said.

Iran war news LIVE: Israel’s Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter pushed back on reports that Trump pressured Netanyahu into agreeing to cease firing. “They have a deep friendship that goes back some 40 years, and sometimes lovers have a spat, and sometimes the tension in the room and on the conversation can get a little heated,” Leiter reportedly said in a Fox News interview.