Iran US tensions news: US-Israel strikes on Tehran spark conflict in Middle East; Netanyahu, Trump hold phone call

Iran-US tensions live updates: Israel on Saturday said it launched attacks on Iran, Israel's defence minister Israel Katz confirmed.

Iran-US tensions live updates: Multiple explosions were heard in Tehran on Saturday amid rising tensions with the US.

Iran-US tensions live updates: Following the inconclusive Geneva talks between US and Iran, Trump has said he is ‘not happy’.

“I’m not happy with the fact that they’re not willing to give us what we have to have. I’m not thrilled with that. We’ll see what happens. We’re talking later. We’re not exactly happy with the way they’re negotiating. They cannot have nuclear weapons,” he said.

Iran-US tensions live updates: Amid heavy US military buildup in the Middle East and US's disappointment with Iran talks, President Trump on Friday said that ‘a big decision’ has to be made. “We have a big decision to make that’s not easy. I’d rather do it the peaceful way, but I want to tell you that these are very dangerous and difficult people,” he said.

Iran-US tensions live updates: Oman's foreign minister Badr Albusaidi has said that a deal between Iran and the US is now within the reach. “No nuclear weapons. Not ever. Zero stockpiling. Comprehensive verification. Peacefully and permanently. Let’s support the negotiators in closing the deal,” he said as he shared a clip of his interview with CBS News.

Iran-US tensions live updates: US President Donald Trump is reportedly frustrated with Iran's stance in nuclear negotiations. However, mediator Oman has promoted a “breakthrough” to avert any military escalation, presenting a rosier picture of the talks.

"If the ultimate objective is to ensure forever that Iran cannot have a nuclear bomb, I think we have cracked that problem through these negotiations by agreeing a very important breakthrough that has never been achieved any time before," Oman's foreign minister, Badr Albusaidi told CBS News program “Face the Nation”.

Iran-US tensions live updates: Donald Trump has said that he wants Iran to have "no enrichment" at all of uranium that could go toward a nuclear bomb, though Iran has maintained that its nuclear prgramme is civillian in nature.

Iran-US tensions live updates: Even as mediator Oman sees a breakthrough of stalemate between US and Iran, Trump isn't impressed the way things have panned out in negotiations, saying that Iran was "not willing to give us what we have to have." "We're not exactly happy with the way they negotiated. They cannot have nuclear weapons, and we're not thrilled with the way they're negotiating," Trump told reporters.

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Iran-US tensions live updates: As threat of US strikes on Iran looms, Canada has said it is relocating non-essential diplomatic staff and their dependents out of the Israeli city of Tel Aviv.

"Global Affairs Canada has made the decision to temporarily relocate non-essential employees and dependents from Tel Aviv," the Canadian government said in a statement, AFP reported.

"Canadian staff and their dependents in Lebanon and Palestine remain in place, and our missions continue to operate normally," said the statement, which also urged Canadians in Iran to "leave now if they can do so safely."

Iran-US tensions live updates: Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday said that designated Iran as a State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention. “For decades the Iranian regime has cruelly detained innocent Americans and citizens of other nations to use as political leverage. Iran must end this abhorrent practice and immediately free all unjustly detained Americans,” he wrote on X.

Iran-US tensions live updates: US President Donald Trump dubbed Iran's clerical regime as ‘very difficult people’ as he said that he would prefer to resolve the confrontation ‘the peaceful way’.

"We hit them real hard, as you know, with those beautiful B2 bombers, and recently knocked out their nuclear capability. But I'd rather do it the peaceful way, but they're very difficult people. I want to tell you that they're very dangerous people, very difficult people," he said.

Iran-US tensions live updates: Trump has said that the US has ‘a big decision to make’ as he accused Iran's clerical regime of human rights violations and acts of terrorism.

“We have a very big decision to make. We have a country that's been for 47 years blowing people's legs off, arms off, and the face. They've been knocking out ships, killing people. Not only Americans, but lots of people,” he said.

Iran-US tensions live updates: Oman's foreign minister Badr al-Busaidi said on CBS's Face the Nation that he felt a deal was within reach if the process could play out.

"If I was President Trump, my only advice is just to give those negotiators enough room, enough space to really close these remaining areas that we need to discuss and agree upon," he said.

Iran-US tensions live updates: Trump said Friday he's "not happy" with the latest talks over Iran's nuclear programme.

"I'm not happy with the fact that they're not willing to give us what we have to have. I'm not thrilled with that. We'll see what happens. We're talking later," Trump told reporters as he left the White House on Friday. "We're not exactly happy with the way they're negotiating. They cannot have nuclear weapons."

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Iran-US tensions live updates: The latest talks between Washington and Tehran, mediated by Oman, were held in Geneva. The talks ended without a deal but Iran and Oman seemed upbeat about the progress of the talks. However, reports said that the US negotiators, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner weren't as happy with the progress and left Geneva rather disappointed.

Iran-US tensions live updates: US President Donald Trump has expressed disappointment with the latest talks over Iran's nuclear programme but indicated he would give negotiators more time to reach a deal to avert another war in the Middle East.

"I'm not happy with the fact that they're not willing to give us what we have to have. I'm not thrilled with that. We'll see what happens. We're talking later," Trump said on Friday, the Associated Press reported.

"We're not exactly happy with the way they're negotiating. They cannot have nuclear weapons."