US Iran War LIVE: UAE restores normal air traffic after lifting precautionary curbs linked to Iran conflict
The UAE's aviation authority announced that air traffic operations in the country have returned to normal, state news agency reports said on Saturday, after precautionary measures introduced on February 28 at the onset of the Iran conflict were lifted, as per Reuters.
The General Civil Aviation Authority said the decision came after a thorough review of operational and security conditions, carried out in coordination with relevant authorities.
US Iran War LIVE: Proposal would open Strait of Hormuz prior to nuclear discussions, says Iran official
An Iranian proposal, which has been dismissed so far by Donald Trump, suggested reopening shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and lifting the US blockade on Iran, while postponing discussions on Tehran's nuclear programme to a later stage, a senior Iranian official said.
"Under this framework, negotiations over the more complicated nuclear issue have been moved to the final stage to create a more conducive atmosphere," the official told Reuters.
US Iran War LIVE: 3 killed in Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanese village of Louaizeh
At least three people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the southern Lebanese village of Louaizeh, according to the National News Agency (NNA), reported Al Jazeera.
US Iran War LIVE: Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon kill 7, leave several others injured
Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Saturday killed at least seven people and left several others injured, as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continued despite an existing ceasefire, as per AP.
The strikes came shortly after Israel's military issued fresh evacuation warnings to residents of nine villages in southern Lebanon.
Clashes between Israeli forces and Lebanon's Hezbollah have persisted even though a ceasefire has been in effect since April 17.
US Iran War LIVE: Pak FM speaks with his Kuwaiti counterpart: Here's what they discussed
Mohammad Ishaq Dar held a discussion with his Kuwaiti counterpart on the 'evolving regional situation' and "wider economic implications", as per Al Jazeera.
According to a statement shared by Pakistan's Foreign Ministry, Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah "commended Pakistan's sincere efforts aimed at fostering lasting peace and security for the Ummah, as well as the wider international community", the Foreign Ministry wrote on X.
US Iran War LIVE: How is Trump straining ties with allies amid Iran war?
In the latest rift in transatlantic ties over the Mideast war, the United States plans to withdraw around 5,000 troops from Germany over the next year, according to the Pentagon. This move marks another point of tension with a European ally over the Middle East conflict.
US Iran War LIVE: US intensifies pressure on Iran with sanctions warning over Hormuz transit payments
The United States has warned shipping firms that they risk facing sanctions if they make payments to Iran in exchange for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, as per AP. The advisory, issued Friday by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control, adds further pressure amid ongoing tensions between Washington and Tehran over control of the crucial waterway.
US Iran War LIVE: Iran announces partial reopening of its airspace after a seven-week hiatus
Iran on Saturday began partially reopening its airspace after a seven-week shutdown caused by the war, according to state media reports. The Civil Aviation Organisation announced that air routes over eastern Iran reopened at 7 am (0330 GMT), as reported by the state-run Iran newspaper.
It added that flights at airports across the country would gradually resume, though no specific timeline was provided. Iran had closed its airspace on February 28 following the start of US and Israeli strikes. The move to reopen comes more than a week after a ceasefire between Iran and the United States took effect.
US Iran War LIVE: 'Trump is an idiot': Californians fume over soaring petrol prices
At a gas station in Los Angeles, Ryder Thomas wore a grimace of barely suppressed anger as he filled his pickup truck, watching the cost tick up to $130 for a full tank -- $30 more than he was paying before the US and Israel attacked Iran.
"I'm mad about the price, but I'm even madder about why it's so high," the 28-year-old told AFP.
US Iran War LIVE: Trump rejects Iranian proposal
The warning came as US President Donald Trump swiftly rejected Iran's latest proposal to end the war between the countries.
"They want to make a deal, I'm not satisfied with it, so we'll see what happens," Trump said Friday at the White House. He didn't elaborate on what he saw as its shortcomings but expressed frustration with the Iranian leadership.
"It's a very disjointed leadership," Trump said. "They all want to make a deal, but they're all messed up."
US Iran War LIVE: US warns shipping firms they could face sanctions over paying Iranian tolls in Strait of Hormuz
The United States is warning shipping companies that they could face sanctions for making payments to Iran to safely pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
The alert posted Friday by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control adds another layer of pressure in the standoff between the US and Iran over control of the Strait of Hormuz.
US Iran War LIVE: US bases in Gulf become Achilles heel as Iran inflicts 'unprecedented damage', says report
Iran has inflicted unprecedented damage to US bases in various countries of the Gulf region, an investigative report by CNN revealed.
In Camp Buehring, Kuwait, where American soldiers had one of the biggest US military hubs in the Gulf, the once-bustling American micro-city in the desert is nearly empty and heavily damaged after a weeks-long barrage of Iranian missiles and drones, CNN reported.
US Iran War LIVE: Trump says 'not satisfied' with new Iran proposal
US President Donald Trump said Friday he was "not satisfied" with a new Iranian negotiating proposal, as peace talks remain frozen despite a weeks-long ceasefire.
Iran delivered the draft to mediator Pakistan on Thursday evening, the IRNA news agency reported, without detailing its contents.
"At this moment I'm not satisfied with what they're offering," Trump told reporters, blaming stalled talks on "tremendous discord" within Iran's leadership. (AFP)
US Iran War LIVE: US to withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germany
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the withdrawal of about 5,000 troops from Germany within the next year, the Pentagon said on Friday, in the latest spat with a European leader over the Middle East war.
The announcement came after President Donald Trump threatened earlier this week to remove troops from NATO ally Germany amid a row with its chancellor, Friedrich Merz, who said Monday that Iran was "humiliating" Washington at the negotiating table.
US Iran War LIVE: US approves more than $8.6bn in military sales to Israel, Gulf allies
The United States has approved military sales worth more than USD 8.6 billion to key West Asian allies, including Israel, Qatar, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as reported by Al Jazeera.
According to a report, the US State Department announced the arms sales on Friday as regional tensions remain high following the prolonged conflict involving Iran. (ANI)
US Iran War LIVE: US approves arms sales to Qatar, Israel
The United States said it had approved a $4 billion sale of Patriot missiles to Gulf ally Qatar, as well as the sale of precision weapons systems to Israel for nearly $1 billion.
Both sales were deemed to support US "foreign policy and national security" objectives, the State Department said in a series of notices to Congress, amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East. (AFP)
US Iran War LIVE: Americans call Trump 'idiot' for waging war, say, 'like when we invaded Iraq, there were no WMD'
At a gas station in Los Angeles, Ryder Thomas showed visible frustration as he filled up his pickup truck, watching the total climb to $130 for a full tank-about $30 more than what he had been paying before the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, AFP reported. "There was absolutely no need for this war. It's just like when we invaded Iraq, there were no weapons of mass destruction," Thomas said, as reported by AFP. "Trump is an idiot, that's all it is."
Trump voter David Chavez, who was waiting among dozens of cars lining up to refuel at Costco -- a wholesale retailer whose prices are often a little lower than average -- said it was not that simple. "It is not nice; we don't want to pay more for gas," acknowledged the cameraman as he got his credit card ready to fill up his minivan, AFP reported.
US Iran War LIVE: Oil surges 7%, stocks slip on Trump blockade warning
Oil prices soared more than seven percent to a fresh four-year high Thursday while stocks fell after Donald Trump warned the US blockade of Iranian ports could last months and a report said he would be briefed on potential fresh military strikes. (AFP)
Brent crude oil prices today
Brent crude hovered around $108 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate slipped roughly 3% to about $101 by early afternoon in New York. Trading activity remained subdued as investors scaled back positions, cautious about potential developments over the weekend.
US Iran War LIVE: Oil prices fall
The price of oil slumped sharply after reports of Iran's latest talks proposal, but both West Texas Intermediate and the other main US benchmark, Brent, clawed back some ground and were trading comfortably above the symbolic $100 a barrel mark.
US Iran War LIVE: Trump warns Tehran again
US President Donald Trump warned Tehran on Wednesday that it should "get smart soon" and capitulate to Washington's demands for tight controls on its nuclear programme, as a US naval blockade turned the screws on Iran's economy.
US Iran War LIVE: US declines comment on new Iran peace talks proposal
The White House declined to comment Friday on a new proposal from Iran for talks to end the war, saying only that discussions continue.
"We do not detail private diplomatic conversations," deputy press secretary Anna Kelly said in a statement sent to AFP.
US Iran War LIVE: Reports on plans for new strikes
Separately, Trump told leaders in Congress that he did not need their permission to extend the war beyond a Friday deadline set by law because the ceasefire had "terminated" hostilities, according to a report by Reuters.
"Do we want to go and just blast the hell out of them and finish them forever? Or do we want to try and make a deal?" Trump said when asked about his options. (Reuters)
US Iran War LIVE: US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany in next 6-12 months, fulfilling Trump's threat
The United States will withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germany in the next six to 12 months, the Pentagon said Friday, fulfilling President Donald Trump's threat as he clashes with the German leader over the U.S. war with Iran. (AP)
US Iran War LIVE: Trump says Iran would use nuclear weapon in place called Israel 'very quickly'
US Iran War LIVE: Trump's latest remark on Iran war
"They want to make a deal, but ... I'm not satisfied with it," Trump told reporters at the White House, adding that the Iranian leadership was "very disjointed" and split into two or three groups, as reported by Reuters. "They're asking for things that I can't agree to," he said, adding that negotiations by phone were continuing.