US-Iran War Updates: Iran FM Spokesperson Says Pakistan's Interior Minister To Facilitate 'Exchange Of Messages'
US President Trump expects the Iran conflict to end quickly, citing Iran's eagerness for a deal and predicts oil prices will fall sharply.
US President Donald Trump said the war will end “very quickly” because Iran wants a deal badly. He predicted oil prices will plummet, saying "there's so much oil out there, they are going to come plummeting down." Earlier Trump said he was an hour away from making a decision to restart attacks on Iran, but put it off after receiving a call from interlocutors, including Qatar and the UAE, on Tehran being "reasonable" in the peace talks.
The US President said the negotiators said they had made a lot of progress in talks with Iran over the last two days.
The US and Israel were considering installing hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the president of Iran as part of the plans for regime change in the Persian Gulf nation in the early days of the war, according to a media report.
Former Iranian President Ahmadinejad, known for his anti-Israel, anti-America views, was consulted by the US and Israel as they drew up war plans targeting Iran, The New York Times reported.
However, Ahmadinejad was injured in an Israeli strike on the first day of the war and soon became disillusioned with the plan for regime change, the report said, quoting US officials.
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Iran War Live Updates: Iran FM Spokesperson Says Pakistan's Interior Minister To Facilitate 'Exchange Of Messages'
Pakistan's interior minister in Iran will 'facilitate exchange of messages' according to spokesperson to the Foreign Minister Esmail Baghaei, as reported by Al Jazeera.
Iran War Live Updates: Trump Says Coast Guard Captured Three Iranian Vessels
US President Donald Trump said that the the Coast Guard has captured three Iranian vessels in total, according to Bloomberg. He also stated that there will be more "fighting to come unless Iran gets smart."
Iran War Live Updates: Trump Says Iran 'Wants To Make A Deal So Badly'
US President Donald Trump stated that Iran "wants to make a deal so badly", according to Bloomberg. He further said that he will not let Iran "blow up" Israel and the Middle East.
Iran War Live Updates: Trump Threatens To 'Finish Iran' If Deal Not Signed
US President Donald Trump threatend Iran if the country does not sign the peace deal that the US has offered it.
"Do we finish Iran up or will they sign, let's see," the US President said, as per Blooomberg.
Iran War Live Updates: Saudi Arabia Minister Of Foreign Affairs Conveys Appreciation To Trump For 'Giving Talks A Chance'
Saudi Arabia Minister Of Foreign Affairs Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud coneyed his appreciation to US President Donald Tump for "giving talks a chance", as per Bloomberg.
Iran War Live Updates: Ghalibaf Stated Iran's Forces Rebuilt Capabilities During Truce
Iran's parliament speaker Mohamad-Bagher Ghalibaf stated that their forces rebuilt their capabilities during truce, as per Fars News Agency. He added that Iran's enemies still hope for its surrender.
Iran War Live Updates: US Redirects 90 Ships As Part Of Hormuz Blockade As of May 20
The US has redirected 90 ships as a part of its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as of May 20.
Iran War Live Updates: South Korea In Touch With IRGC For Hormuz Transit, Iran Media Says
According to Iranian TV Media, South Korea is in touch with the IRGC to neogitate concessions for transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran War Live Updates: US Informs Pakistan It Will Not Be Offering Concessions Regarding Nuclear Demands, Hormuz Strait
The US informed Pakistan that it will not be offering concessions regarding its nuclear demands and the Strait of Hormuz, as per Al Arabiya.
Iran War Live Updates: Mojtaba Khamenei Says Iran Stands Firm Against 'Two Global Terrorist Armies'
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said that Iran was standing firm against what he described as “two global terrorist armies” represented by Israel and the US, Fars reported.
Iran War Live Updates: Mojtaba Khamenei Says Iran Mounting 'Unique Historical Resistance' Against US, Israel
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said the country is mounting a unique historical resistance against the US and Israel amid the ongoing conflict in the region, according to Iran's state-linked Fars News Agency.
The remarks came during a message commemorating the second anniversary of the death of former Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in 2024.
Iran War Live Updates: Britain Eases Sanctions On Russian Oil
The UK government has quietly watered down sanctions on Russian oil in an effort to shelter Britons from the cost-of-living squeeze triggered by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
A trade license that came into effect Wednesday permits the import of Russian oil that has been refined into jet fuel and diesel in third countries, such as India and Turkey.
Britain has been one of Ukraine's strongest allies since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, and the government insist its sanctions against Russia remain among the toughest in the world.
Iran War Live Updates: Israeli Minister Orders West Bank Hamlet Evicted
Israel's finance minister has ordered the eviction of a Palestinian village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank that has long been a target of Israeli authorities, saying the measure is a response to reports that he may be a target of international war crimes prosecutors.
It was not clear whether the International Criminal Court is mulling an arrest warrant for the minister, Bezalel Smotrich. The Hague court said it keeps requests and plans for warrants confidential.
But the ICC already has issued arrest warrants for other Israeli figures, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to face war crimes charges connected to Israel's war in the Gaza Strip. Israel does not recognize the court's jurisdiction but the warrants could make international travel difficult.
Iran War Live Updates: India Must Be Alert Amid Middle East Crisis, Says Union Minister
Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu on Wednesday said the country must be prepared to tackle any possible fallout of the escalating crisis in West Asia, although the situation was "not worrisome for India at present".
During his maiden visit to Ranchi, Naidu said every sector, including civil aviation, must plan proactively to minimise the impact of the cirsis on people and the country.
Iran War Live Updates: Conflict To Not Have Visible Impact On ICICI, Axis Bank, Says Citi
The Middle East conflict will not have a visible stress on lenders such as ICICI Bank and Axis Bank, according to Citi.
Iran War Live Updates: Ahmadinejad Seen As US-Israel Pick: Reports
That American and Israeli officials saw Former Iranian President Ahmadinejad as a potential leader of a new government in Iran is further evidence that the war in February was launched with the hopes of installing more pliable leadership in Tehran, according to media reports.
An associate of Ahmadinejad confirmed to The New York Times that the former Iranian President saw the strike at his residence as an attempt to free him.
The associate said the Americans viewed Ahmadinejad as someone who could lead Iran, and had the capability to manage “Iran’s political, social and military situation,” the NYT reported.
(Source: AP)
Iran War Live Updates: US, Israel Eyed Ahmadinejad For Iran
The US and Israel were considering installing hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the president of Iran as part of the plans for regime change in the Persian Gulf nation in the early days of the war, according to a media report.
Former Iranian President Ahmadinejad, known for his anti-Israel, anti-America views, was consulted by the US and Israel as they drew up war plans targeting Iran, The New York Times reported.
However, Ahmadinejad was injured in an Israeli strike on the first day of the war and soon became disillusioned with the plan for regime change, the report said, quoting US officials.
(Souce: AP)
Iran War Live Updates: Israeli Strikes On Southern Lebanon Kill 19
Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed at least 19 people, including four women and three children, Lebanon's Health Ministry said, the latest in near-daily attacks from both sides that have not stopped despite the fragile, US-brokered ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war.
Israel did not comment on the reports of casualties in Lebanon.
The Israel-Hezbollah latest fighting began on March 2 with the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group firing rockets at Israel, two days after the United States and Israel attacked Iran.
Iran War Live Updates: Russia Offers Mediation In Escalating US-Iran Tensions
Russia has offered to "extend a helping hand" and facilitate negotiations between the United States and Iran if requested, but has no intention of forcing its involvement, according to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov.
Iran War Live Updates: CRS Lists Major US Aircraft Losses
US aircraft losses and damages include four F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets, one F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft, one A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack aircraft, seven KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refuelling aircraft, one E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft, two MC-130J Commando II special operations aircraft, one HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter, 24 MQ-9 Reaper drones and one MQ-4C Triton drone.
The CRS, which provides policy and legal analysis to the US Congress and committees, compiled the losses by perusing news reports and statements by the Department of Defence and the US Central Command.
Iran War Live Updates: US Lost 42 Aircraft, Including Fighter Jets
At least 42 US aircraft, including fighter jets and drones, were lost or damaged during Operation Epic Fury launched on February 28 targeting Iran, according to an official report.
The number of aircraft damaged or destroyed may remain subject to revision due to multiple factors, including classification, ongoing combat activity, and attribution, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) report said.
Iran War Live Updates: Iran Warns 'Return To War Will Feature Many More Surprises
Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi issued a sharp warning to the United States on Wednesday, claiming vindication from a newly released Congressional report that documented the scale of American aircraft losses during Operation Epic Fury.
Iran War Live Updates: Hormuz Blockade Key, Market Commentator Tells NDTV Profit
Geoffrey Dennis, Independent Emerging Markets Commentator Told NDTV Profit
- Korea, Taiwan Account For All Gains In EMs This Year.
- Don't Expect Impact From NATO's Help In Hormuz.
- Will Take Time For Oil Prices To Come Down.
- Opening Hormuz Blockade Key Issue Post Deal.
- No One Will Believe Claims Of 'Peace' Now.
Iran War Live Updates: Brent Crude Under $111
Brent crude slipped below $111 a barrel after easing 0.7% in the previous session, while West Texas Intermediate traded near $104. Despite the modest pullback, both benchmarks remain sharply higher as tensions in the Middle East continue to disrupt one of the world's most critical oil corridors.
Iran War Live Updates: Senate Backs Bill To End Iran War
The Senate advanced legislation that seeks to force US President Donald Trump to withdraw from the Iran war, as a growing number of Republicans defied the president's wishes.
Republicans had been able to muster the votes to reject those proposals. The 50-47 vote tally demonstrated the small but crucial number of Republicans voting to halt the war with Iran. The legislation will get a vote on final passage, but the timing was not immediately clear.
(Source: AP)
Iran War Live Updates: Trump Predicts Oil Drop
US President Donald Trump predicted a dramatic fall in global oil prices, signaling confidence that an ongoing conflict with Iran would be brought to a swift conclusion. Speaking from the White House, Trump said that Iran was eager to negotiate an end to hostilities.
Iran War Live Updates: Vance Says, US Wants Few Nuclear States
US Vice President JD Vance said, "We want to keep the number of countries that have nuclear weapons small, and that's why Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. On top of all the other things that we might be worried about, that they themselves could use it, that they could use it as leverage in economic control or economic negotiations. We just don't want them to have a nuclear weapon."
(Source: AP)
Iran War Live Updates: Iranians Want To Make A Deal, Says Vance
US Vice President JD Vance says, "...What I think is that the Iranians want to make a deal, Iranians recognise that a nuclear weapon is the red line for the United States of America...But we're not going to know until we're actually putting pen to paper on signing a deal..."
"It's ultimately up to the Iranians whether they are willing to meet us, because I think we're certainly doing a good job and we're certainly negotiating in good faith. We're going to have to see what ultimately happens with them. I can't say with confidence because I don't know what's in the mind of the other side," added Vance.
#WATCH | US Vice President JD Vance says, "...What I think is that the Iranians want to make a deal, Iranians recognise that a nuclear weapon is the red line for the United States of America...But we're not going to know until we're actually putting pen to paper on signing a… pic.twitter.com/EMYgwzvFBE
— ANI (@ANI) May 19, 2026
Iran War Live Updates: Trump Ready For Iran Action, Says Vance
JD Vance warned that diplomacy will not come at the cost of Trump’s key demand that Iran never obtain a nuclear weapon.
"So as the president just told me, we're locked and loaded," Vance said, adding that he had a meeting with Trump before coming to the press briefing.
"We don't want to go down that pathway. But the president is willing and able to go down that pathway if we have to," the vice president said.
Iran War Live Updates: Iran Could Trigger ‘Nuclear Arms Race’, Says Vance
US Vice President J D Vance has said Iran having an atomic weapon would trigger a "nuclear arms race" worldwide and asserted that the US was "locked and loaded" to restart military operations if Tehran failed to reach a peace deal.
Vance's remarks at a press conference at the White House on Tuesday came a day after President Donald Trump put off the decision to resume strikes on Iran at the request of Arab nations, including Qatar and the UAE, who said that Tehran was being “reasonable” in peace talks.
"We think the Iranians want to make a deal. The president of the United States has asked us to negotiate in good faith. And that’s exactly what we’ve done," the vice president said.
.@VP: "Iran can never have a nuclear weapon... Iran would really be the first domino in what would set off a nuclear arms race all over the world. That's very, very bad for the safety of our country." pic.twitter.com/PlkJE2cx1G
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 19, 2026
Iran War Live Updates: Iran Warns Of War Surprises Ahead
Iran FM Abbas Araghchi on X: Months after initiation of war on Iran, US Congress acknowledges loss of dozens of aircraft worth billions. Our powerful Armed Forces are confirmed as 1st to strike down a touted F-35. With lessons learned and knowledge we gained, return to war will feature many more surprises.
Months after initiation of war on Iran, US Congress acknowledges loss of dozens of aircraft worth billions.
— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) May 19, 2026
Our powerful Armed Forces are confirmed as 1st to strike down a touted F-35.
With lessons learned and knowledge we gained, return to war will feature many more surprises.
Iran War Live Updates: Trump Says Iran Is Going To Come Down
US President Donald Trump says, "...We're going to end that war very quickly. They want to make a deal so badly...You are going to see oil prices plummet. They're going to come down. There's so much oil out there, they're going to come plummeting down"
#WATCH | US President Donald Trump says, "...We're going to end that war very quickly. They want to make a deal so badly...You are going to see oil prices plummet. They're going to come down. There's so much oil out there, they're going to come plummeting down"
— ANI (@ANI) May 20, 2026
(Source: The… pic.twitter.com/cgMaNaAvnb
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