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US-Iran-Israel war LIVE | The war in West Asia is going on for almost a month now. The conflict began on February 28, when Israel and the United States carried out what they described as “pre-emptive” strikes on Iran amid ongoing nuclear negotiations with Tehran. A day later, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, prompting Iran to strike Israel and US bases in Gulf countries. Over the past weeks, several senior Iranian figures, including security chief Ali Larijani, have been killed. Iran has since appointed Khamenei’s son, Mojtaba Khamenei, as the new Supreme Leader.
On the diplomatic front, US President Donald Trump has extended a peace plan, with Iran rejecting negotiations and saying that it would only talk if security guarantees are given. Meanwhile, global energy markets are under strain, with disruptions to oil supplies causing widespread concern. The Strait of Hormuz—a critical route for global energy shipments—has become increasingly volatile.
The West Asia burns for now and major question arises about how will this end and what will be the relationship between the US and Iran in post-war world? What will be the locus standi of Israel and how will the Gulf nations behave? Here are all the updates, analysis and developments on the US-Iran-Israel war
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Witnesses heard repeated explosions across most parts of Iran’s capital, along with the activation of air defense systems. Very large blasts are also being reported.
US envoy Steve Witkoff said Washington has presented Tehran with a 15-point framework intended to form the basis of a potential peace agreement.
“I can report to you today that we have, along with your foreign policy team, presented a 15-point action list that forms the framework for a peace deal,” Witkoff said during a televised Cabinet meeting.
Iran said diplomacy has not stopped, but there is still no realistic plan for negotiations with the United States, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Thursday (March 26). “Diplomacy has not stopped, and if realism prevails in Washington, a path forward may still be found,” the official said.
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates want the Iran war to end but are wary of a quick deal that could leave the region less stable, officials and analysts told the Washington Post.
Iran has sent its response to a 15-point US proposal via intermediaries and is awaiting a reply, IRGC-affiliated Tasnim reported on Thursday (March 26), citing a source.
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis are ready to join the war if needed, a Houthi leader told Reuters, raising the risk of renewed disruption to global shipping. “We stand fully militarily ready with all options,” the leader said, adding any decision on timing would depend on developments.
Israel’s military said on Monday (March 26) that Behnam Rezaei, head of the IRGC Navy Intelligence Directorate, was killed alongside commander Alireza Tangsiri in a strike in Bandar Abbas.
Israel’s defence minister said on Thursday that the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, a significant figure involved in blocking the Strait of Hormuz, has been killed.
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Thursday that Iran is permitting Malaysian oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, amid ongoing tensions in the region.
Ishaq Dar, Pakistan's Foreign Minister, confirmed on Thursday that indirect negotiations between the United States and Iran to end their war were taking place, considering Islamabad as an intermediary. Dar also described speculation about "peace talks" as "unnecessary", and added that "In reality, US-Iran indirect talks are taking place through messages being relayed by Pakistan."
"In this context, the United States has shared 15 points, being deliberated upon by Iran. Brotherly countries of Turkiye and Egypt, among others, are also extending their support to this initiative," he wrote on X, using Turkey's official name.
The G7 should collectively back a de-escalation of the war in the Middle East, Canada's foreign minister said Thursday.
Cathay Pacific airlines raises fuel surcharge on all flights by 34%.
Iranian army ground force commander says ‘land warfare will be more dangerous and costly for the enemy.’
Israeli media claim that its military has eliminated Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy Commander.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is expanding an area it controls along southern Lebanon’s border with Israel.
Iran is reportedly preparing legislation to impose a fee on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, charging for security and monitoring services. According to Bloomberg, citing Fars News Agency, the proposal is still under development and could be finalised as early as next week. “We are pursuing a proposal in which Iran’s sovereignty, control, and oversight in the Strait of Hormuz are formally recognized in law, and through the collection of tolls, a source of revenue is also created for the country,” Fars cited the lawmaker as saying.
The Omani national carrier says flights to Dubai, Doha, Bahrain and Kuwait will remain cancelled until April 15 due to the ongoing airspace closures.
Services to Iraq’s Baghdad and Denmark’s Copenhagen also remain suspended until then, it said, but flights to Jordan’s Amman and Saudi Arabia’s Dammam will resume on April 1.
Two people were killed and three were wounded by falling debris after air defences intercepted a ballistic missile on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, the government media office said on Thursday.
"The incident resulted in the deaths of two unidentified individuals, three injuries, and damage to a number of cars," the Abu Dhabi Media Office said in a post on X.
It has been reported that a drone struck the Turkish tanker "Altura," carrying 140,000 tons of crude oil, approximately 26 kilometers from the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul. All 27 crew members on board are reported to be in good health.
The ongoing US-Israel-Iran tensions in the Middle East have reached the Turkish coast. A tanker sailing in the northern approach waters of the Bosphorus was reportedly targeted.
It was damaged, the ship started taking on water.
According to NTV, the ship's control center, the bridge, was heavily damaged in the attack. It was reported that the tanker began taking on water due to damage to the hull.
It was reported that the 27 Turkish crew members on board the ship escaped the attack unharmed and moved to safe areas.
A day after Iran seemingly rejected the peace talks initiated by the US, Abbas Araghchi said that his country is reviewing a US proposal to end the war in the Gulf but has no intention of holding talks citing past betrayal. The FM, however, did agree about the exchange of messages between US and Iran through mediators, but clarifies that it “does not mean negotiations with the US, while also adding that ”speaking of negotiations now is an admission of defeat." He hinted that Tehran may negotiate an end to the war if its demands were met.
The UAE Ambassador to the United States, Yousef Al Otaiba, warned in a Wall Street Journal op-ed published that a "simple ceasefire" is insufficient to end the ongoing war with Iran. He argued that the conflict must conclude with a "conclusive outcome" that addresses the full range of threats posed by Tehran to prevent deferring the next crisis.
Uganda’s Chief of Defense Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba expressed his support for Israel amid the ongoing war with Iran. "We want the war in the Middle East to end now. The world is tired of it," he wrote, adding that any talk of destroying or defeating Israel will bring Uganda into the war. "On the side of Israel!" he concluded.
China's top diplomat has said that a "glimmer of hope" for peace has emerged in West Asia, despite Tehran vowing to keep fighting. "With both the United States and Iran signalling a willingness to negotiate, a glimmer of hope for peace has emerged," Wang told Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, according to a Beijing readout published late Wednesday.
The Emirati Ministry of Defence said, “Responding to incoming missile and drone threats from Iran…The sounds heard are the result of the Air Defence Systems intercepting missiles and drones.”
IRGC said that precision-guided Emad, Qiam, Khorramshahr-4, and Qadr missiles struck more than 70 locations across Israel in the 81st wave of Operation True Promise 4. IRGC Public Relations Department claimed the missiles successfully hit targets in Haifa, Dimona, Al-Khudriyya near Haifa, and areas north and south of Tel Aviv.
Over 500 gas stations in Australia have now run out of fuel as the nation’s fuel crisis worsens. Of these, 187 have completely run out of diesel, while 32 service stations had run out of all types of fuel
Iran has granted Spain safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz as Spain continues to prohibit the US from using its military bases for operations against Iran
US Postal Service is set to impose its 'first-ever surcharge on packages to cover the rising cost of fuel', according to Wall Street Journal report
US and Israel have temporarily removed Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi from the target list to allow for high-level talks, according to Wall Street Journal
Saudi Arabia’s Defence Ministry announced the interception and destruction of a drone in the Eastern Province.
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has issued a warning to the US-Israel forces on considering a possible ground operation within Iranian territory. "Don't send your children to hell with the deceit of Netanyahu and Trump. The invading soldiers will be deeply drowned and disappear in the million-strong sea of the Iranian nation," the statement warned.
Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom has evacuated a further 163 of its staff from Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant. Russia’s foreign ministry accused the US and Israel of deliberately trying to spark a nuclear disaster
Kuwaiti authorities issued a rare radiation advisory, cautioning residents about radiation exposure because of escalating strikes near Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said that Iran had informed it that a projectile struck the Bushehr nuclear power plant
The Israel Defence Forces said that it had completed a wave of extensive strikes in Iran's Isfahan. The IDF said it had targeted infrastructure of the Iranian regime in several areas. Earlier, Israel's Air Force said that under intelligence guidance, it had completed a wave of strikes overnight targeting production sites for weaponry of the Iranian terror regime in the Tehran area.
