Efforts to end the four-month-long Iran war remain focused on a potential US-Iran agreement, but negotiations continue to face major hurdles. A key sticking point is Tehran's demand for the release of roughly $24 billion in frozen assets, which Iranian negotiators view as essential to any deal. Discussions are also centered on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil shipping route that has remained disrupted during the conflict. Beyond economic issues, the two sides remain divided over Iran's nuclear program, ballistic missile capabilities, sanctions relief and regional security concerns, including the conflict involving Hezbollah in Lebanon. While reports suggest an interim agreement is taking shape, diplomats and analysts caution that any breakthrough is likely to be a temporary truce rather than a comprehensive resolution to the underlying disputes.
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Iran Says Deal Hinges On $24B In Frozen Assets
Iran has said that the truce deal hinges on $24 billion worth frozen assets being released.
US Forces Redirect 129 Vessels In Hormuz
Iran Fires Warning Shots At US Navy In Oman Sea
The Iranian army said that it fired missiles and drones as warning shots in the Oman Sea at the American navy, forcing them "to flee".
Iran War Live Updates: Israel Orders Evacuation Of Three Lebanon Towns
The Israeli military has issued forced displacement orders for Aarnaya, Aanqoun and Kfar Kila, three villages and towns in southern Lebanon.
(Source: Al Jazeera)
Iran War Live Updates: India Condemns Attack On UN Peacekeepers In Lebanon
India has condemned the attack on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon that killed a Serbian Blue Helmet and injured two others, and called for an immediate and thorough investigation to bring the perpetrators to justice.
"Our sincere condolences to Serbia and to the family of the Serbian Blue Helmet of UNIFIL who was killed in this deplorable attack,” India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni said in a social media post on Thursday.
Blue Helmets refers to military personnel, police officers, and civilian experts serving under the operational command of the United Nations peacekeeping forces.
The envoy also wished a swift recovery to the injured peacekeepers and stressed that the international community "must come together to ensure the safety and security of UN peacekeepers" operating under UN Security Council mandates.
Iran War Live Updates: Trump's Big Warning To Iran On Restarting War
United States President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to Iran, indicating that any attack on American troops could trigger a resumption of military hostilities.
Iran War Live Updates: Israel Strikes Lebanon Despite Ceasefire
Israeli strikes are continuing across Lebanon despite a new US-brokered ceasefire agreed between Lebanese and Israeli officials in Washington, DC.
Lebanon’s Health Ministry said at least 3,526 people have been killed and 10,733 injured in Israeli strikes on Lebanon since March 2.
Iran War Live Updates: Oman Suspends Oil Loading At Mina al Fahal Terminal
Oman's Mina Al Fahal oil terminal has suspended crude loading operations after an explosion occurred near its single-buoy mooring berths, according to a report in Reuters. The blast reportedly took place between the SBM 1 and SBM 2 berths and was allegedly caused by a drone attack. It was not immediately clear when the incident occurred.
Iran War Live Updates: Araghchi Reveals How He Survived US-Israeli Strike That Killed Khamenei
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has given his first detailed public account of the moments he survived the airstrike that killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, describing how he clawed his way out from beneath the rubble of a bombed building while his thoughts remained entirely fixed on the fate of the Leader.
Iran War Live Updates: Hezbollah Called Us, Says Trump
Reporter: We've seen Hezbollah reject the US brokered deal….
Trump: They didn't reject that. They called us.. I think you’re going to see things happening over there.
Iran War Live Updates: UN Nuclear Watchdog Unable To Inspect Iranian facilities
The UN nuclear watchdog has been unable to inspect nuclear facilities in Iran affected by the war last June according to a confidential report by the UN nuclear watchdog circulated to member states.
The International Atomic Energy Agency reported that it “cannot provide any information on the current size, composition or whereabouts of the stockpile of enriched uranium in Iran or whether Iran has suspended all enrichment-related activities.”
(Source: AP)
Iran War Live Updates: Where Is Mojtaba Khamenei?
Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen in public since being wounded in strikes that killed his father and predecessor Ali Khamenei in the opening salvo of the US-Israeli bombing campaign on February 28.
Every June 4 since 1989, the elder Khamenei had delivered a speech at the commemoration of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's death.
This year, however, an empty chair bearing his portrait stood at the mausoleum, according to footage broadcast from the site.
(Source: AFP)
Iran War Live Updates: Khamenei Says US-Israel Dealt Decisive Blow
Iran's supreme leader said that the United States and Israel had been dealt a "decisive blow" in the Middle East war, after the government reported "no tangible progress" in negotiations on ending the conflict.
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei's message, read out by a prayer leader at a ceremony marking the anniversary of the death of the Islamic republic's founder, came after the US House of Representatives passed a resolution seeking to halt American military action in Iran.
In his message, Khamenei said his country's enemies, after "facing a decisive blow", were now "experiencing a deeply meaningful and profound humiliation".
(Source: AFP)
Iran War Live Updates: Oil Prices On June 5
Brent crude traded around $95 a barrel after falling 2.8% in the previous session, while US benchmark West Texas Intermediate hovered below $93 a barrel.
Iran War Live Updates: Will Trump Meet Iran's Mojtaba Khamenei?
US President Donald Trump signalled a willingness to hold direct talks with Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, telling reporters at the White House that he would be open to a face-to-face meeting if ongoing diplomatic negotiations yield a formal agreement.
Iran War Live Updates: Trump On Restarting War With Iran
On restarting war with Iran, President Donald Trump says, "If they killed US Troops, it would be a good reason to do so..."
Iran War Live Updates: We Have Wiped Out Iran's Leadership, Says Trump
On Iran, US President Donald Trump says "There is no navy, no air force, we have wiped out their leadership... Then you read in the fake news that they are doing really well in the war, this is unbelievable... They have 159 ships and all of them lie at the bottom of the ocean, we have taken pictures of them down there..."
Iran War Live Updates: Trump Wants To Meet Mojtaba
US President Donald Trump: If I did meet with the new Ayatollah, I would be honoured to meet him.
Peter Doocy: Do you think because Epic Fury killed his killed his dad and his wife and his kid that he's has hard feelings?
Trump: I would say I'm not his favourite person, but with that being said, he's probably a pro—I don't know him—he's probably a professional in some circles, he has a very good reputation actually, you know, sometimes when people say bad, but a lot of people say bad about me . It's totally false, of course.