US President Donald Trump the US Navy will "immediately" begin a blockade to stop ships from entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, after US-Iran peace talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement. Iran has demanded the right to collect tolls from vessels traveling through the strait, but Trump said no one who pays them will "have safe passage on the high seas."
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Navy said that military vessels approaching the Strait of Hormuz “will be met with a firm and forceful response,” according to two semi-official Iranian news agencies.
Earlier, the United States and Iran ended 21 hours of face-to-face talks in Islamabad without reaching a deal, leaving the fate of the fragile, two-week ceasefire still unclear. The war that has killed thousands of people and shaken global markets has entered its seventh week.
Here's all the latest news you need to know on the US-Israel-Iran conflict.
Iran War Live Updates: Iran's Oil Supertankers Await In Gulf
Samir Madani, the co-founder of Tankertrackers.com, told AP that the monitoring group used imagery from the European Space Agency’s Copernicus-2 satellite to identify the types of Iranian oil tankers present in the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend.
They identified 10 "Very Large Crude Carrier" supertankers - which can hold 2 million barrels of oil each - and 1 Suezmax tanker, which holds 1 million barrels , in the Gulf of Oman as of Sunday, adding up to 21 million barrels.
Iran could be keeping the oil in floating storage to "better regulate exports amid turbulence" or in case of disturbances at Kharg Island, the group said on X.
(Source: AP)
Iran War Live Updates: Trump Says He Doesn't Care About Negotiating With Iran
Speaking to reporters outside Washington after flying back from Florida, US President Donald Trump was asked how long it might be before Iranian officials returned to the negotiating table amid a fragile ceasefire.
“I don't care if they come back or not,” he replied. “If they don't come back, I'm fine.”
Trump said that during weekend negotiations led by US Vice President JD Vance, Iran said they were pushing for a nuclear weapon.
“They still want it, and they made that clear the other night. Iran will not have a nuclear weapon,” he said.
Iran War Live Updates: Iran Strikes Defiant Tone As Trump Threatens Hormuz Blockade
Senior Iranian leaders on Sunday struck a defiant tone after US President Donald Trump said the US Navy will blockade the Strait of Hormuz as negotiators failed to reach a peace deal in Pakistan. The US military said the blockade will begin Monday at 10 a.m. ET (7:30 p.m. India time) and apply only to ships going to and from Iran.
Iran War Live Updates: Enmity Begets Enmity, Says Iran Foreign Minister
Iran Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, in a post on X said, "In intensive talks at highest level in 47 years, Iran engaged with U.S in good faith to end war. But when just inches away from "Islamabad MoU", we encountered maximalism, shifting goalposts, and blockade. Zero lessons earned. Good will begets good will. Enmity begets enmity."
Iran War Live Updates: MoS Margherita Attends Ayatollah Khamenei's Mourning Ceremony
Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita has attended a mourning ceremony for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The ceremony was organised by the Iranian embassy to pay respect to the departed leader on the 40th day (Chehelum) of his demise.
"Minister of State Shri Pabitra Margherita offered solemn respects on behalf of the Government of India at the 40th day (Chehelum) mourning ceremony organized by the Embassy of Iran in New Delhi," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on social media. "India-Iran relations are anchored in deep rooted civilizational, cultural and people-to-people ties," he said.
On March 5, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri visited the Iranian embassy to convey New Delhi's condolences over Khamenei's death.
(Source: AP)
Iran War Live Updates: Ships Have Stopped Moving Through Hormuz
Lloyd’s List Intelligence said that "all traffic" through the Strait of Hormuz stopped after the US President Donald Trump announced that the US would blockade the waterway. It said two vessels that were leaving the strait turned around.
A trickle of traffic had returned to the strait in the days since the US and Iran agreed to pause the conflict.
(Source: AP)
Iran War Live Updates: US To Begin Blockade Of Iranian Ports
In a latest development surrounding the Iran war, the United States Central Command has announced it will enforce a maritime blockade on all vessels entering or exiting Iranian ports, in what can be seen as a latest escalation in the region. This also follows weeks of standoff over the Strait of Hormuz that continues to rattle global energy markets.
Iran War Live Updates: Trump Slams Pope Leo
US President Donald Trump criticised Pope Leo XIV after the Head of Catholic Church urged political leaders stop the war and negotiate for peace.
Iran War Live Updates: Netanyahu Visits Southern Lebanon Under Israeli Military Control
Israel's prime minister was making his first visit since the start of the current round of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. "One of the things we see here is that we have essentially changed the face of the Middle East,” Netanyahu said. "Our enemies — Iran and the Axis of Evil — they came to destroy us, and now they are simply fighting for their own survival."
Iran War Live Updates: Lebanon Says His Govt Is Committed To Ending War Through Negotiations
Nawaf Salam made his remarks on the eve of the 51st anniversary of the start of Lebanon's 15-year civil war. Lebanon and Israel will hold direct talks in Washington starting Tuesday in a bid to end Israel's conflict with Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon.
The government has set a truce as a prerequisite for talks, and plans to demand an Israeli withdrawal, the release of Lebanese prisoners, and the return of over one million displaced Lebanese.
Iran War Live Updates: Brent Crude Jumps Past $103 Again
Global energy markets jolted higher after the US announced a blockade targeting vessels linked to Iran through the Strait of Hormuz, following the collapse of diplomatic talks over the weekend. Benchmark Brent crude surged over 8% to cross the $103 per barrel mark, while US crude and European natural gas prices also recorded sharp gains.
Iran War Live Updates: Trump Threats Have No Effect, Ghalibaf Says
Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that Iran has shown it doesn't surrender to threats, hours after Trump said the US would impose a blockade to stop ships from entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz. "If you fight, we will fight." Ghalibaf said in a social media post addressing Trump.6
Iran War Live Updates: Iran's Response To US's Threat
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Navy said that military vessels approaching the Strait of Hormuz "will be met with a firm and forceful response," according to two semi-official Iranian news agencies.
(Source: AP)
Iran War Live Updates: US Says It Will Block Hormuz
US Central Command has announced that it will begin a blockade of Iranian ports on Monday. CENTCOM said the blockade would be "enforced impartially against vessels of all nations" entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas. It said it would still allow ships travelling between non-Iranian ports to transit the Strait of Hormuz. Traffic in the Strait has been limited even in the days since the ceasefire. Marine trackers say over 40 commercial ships have crossed since the start of the ceasefire.