Updated: April 25, 2026 8:06:12 am IST
Iran News Live Updates: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, center, is welcomed by Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, second right, and Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, third left, upon arrival at Noor Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Iran News Live Updates: US President Donald Trump is sending envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan to meet Iran’s foreign minister, the White House said, as officials in the South Asian country try to restart ceasefire talks between the US and Iran. No direct talks with America: Iran
Soon after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reached Pakistan, Tehran clearly said that there will be no direct talks with American officials during the visit.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmael Baqaei wrote on Twitter that “no meeting is planned between Iran and the United States.” He said Pakistani officials would send messages between the two sides.
Trump denies use of nuclear weapons on Iran
On Thursday, Trump said that he would not use nuclear weapons in a conflict with Iran. Speaking to reporters at the White House, he said, “Why would I use nuclear weapons? We have completely destroyed them without it, in a very conventional manner.”
The US President also said that no one should ever use nuclear weapons. When Trump was asked how long he was willing to wait for a long-term peace deal with Iran, he said, “Don’t rush me.”
US sanctions China-based oil refinery and 40 shippers over Iranian oil
The Trump administration has imposed economic sanctions on a major Chinese oil refinery and about 40 shipping firms and tankers involved in the transportation of Iranian oil.
The decision, announced Friday and first reported by The Associated Press, follows the administration’s warning to impose secondary sanctions on companies and countries doing business with Iran. It is also part of a broader US government effort to cut off Iran’s oil exports, its main source of income.
Leavitt says Vance is willing to go to Pakistan ‘if we feel it is a necessary use of his time’
White House press secretary Carolyn Leavitt told reporters that the president had sent Witkoff and Kushner “to listen to the Iranians.”
“We’ve certainly seen some progress from the Iranian side over the last few days,” Leavitt said.
He said Vice President J.D. Vance would not travel, but would remain “deeply involved.”
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Soon after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reached Pakistan, Tehran clearly said that there will be no direct talks with American officials during the visit.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmael Baqaei wrote on Twitter that “no meeting is planned between Iran and the United States.” He said Pakistani officials would send messages between the two sides.
Trump denies use of nuclear weapons on Iran
On Thursday, Trump said that he would not use nuclear weapons in a conflict with Iran. Speaking to reporters at the White House, he said, “Why would I use nuclear weapons? We have completely destroyed them without it, in a very conventional manner.”
The US President also said that no one should ever use nuclear weapons. When Trump was asked how long he was willing to wait for a long-term peace deal with Iran, he said, “Don’t rush me.”
US sanctions China-based oil refinery and 40 shippers over Iranian oil
The Trump administration has imposed economic sanctions on a major Chinese oil refinery and about 40 shipping firms and tankers involved in the transportation of Iranian oil.
The decision, announced Friday and first reported by The Associated Press, follows the administration’s warning to impose secondary sanctions on companies and countries doing business with Iran. It is also part of a broader US government effort to cut off Iran’s oil exports, its main source of income.
Leavitt says Vance is willing to go to Pakistan ‘if we feel it is a necessary use of his time’
White House press secretary Carolyn Leavitt told reporters that the president had sent Witkoff and Kushner “to listen to the Iranians.”
“We’ve certainly seen some progress from the Iranian side over the last few days,” Leavitt said.
He said Vice President J.D. Vance would not travel, but would remain “deeply involved.”
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April 25, 2026 8:05:45 am First
Iran News Live Updates: Trump says Iran will make offers aimed at meeting US demands
Iran News Live Updates: US President Donald Trump told Reuters on Friday that Iran is planning to make a proposal aimed at meeting US demands, as peace talks are set to resume in Pakistan.
“They’re making an offer and we’ll have to see,” Trump said during a phone interview.
Trump said he did not yet know what the proposal would be. He has been adamant that any deal include Iran giving up its enriched uranium and allowing freedom of oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
April 25, 2026 7:58:14 am First
Iran news live updates: US legal adviser says Tehran’s ‘aggression’ justifies Iran war
Iran News Live Updates: The US State Department’s top lawyer has argued that President Donald Trump’s war with Iran was launched in self-defense and to protect US ally Israel, arguing that the bombing campaign was not the start of a new war but a continuation of the ongoing conflict.
State Department legal adviser Reed Rubinstein made these arguments in a statement issued days before a May 1 deadline for the Trump administration to seek approval from Congress for the war under the 1973 War Powers Act or take steps to end it.
“The United States engaged in this conflict at the request of its Israeli ally and in collective self-defense, as well as in exercise of the United States’ inherent right of self-defense, including attacks on U.S. forces and Iranian proxies on Israel, Iranian missile attacks against Israel in 2024, and Tehran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons,” Rubinstein said, citing “Decades of Iran’s malignant aggression” since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
April 25, 2026 7:50:58 am First
Iran news live updates: Besant says US will not renew Iranian and Russian oil waivers
Iran News Live Updates: Treasury Secretary Scott Besant said on Friday that the US does not plan to renew a waiver allowing the purchase of Russian oil and petroleum products that are currently at sea. And, he said, renewal of the one-time exemption for Iranian oil at sea is completely off the table.
“Not Iranian,” Besant told the Associated Press. “We have a blockade, and no oil is coming out.”
“And we think that in the next two, three days, they’re going to have to start shutting down production, which would be very bad for their wells.”
Besant’s statement comes as the world is angry over the US-Israel war in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz that has left global energy markets stuck.
April 25, 2026 7:44:16 am First
Iran News Live Updates: Israeli strikes kill six in Lebanon, Lebanese health ministry says
Iran News Live Updates: Israeli attacks in Lebanon killed six people on Friday, the Lebanese health ministry said, despite a ceasefire in the more than six-week war between Israel and Hezbollah.
“Today, April 24, an Israeli enemy airstrike on southern Lebanon killed six civilians and injured two others,” the ministry said in a statement.
The ministry said two people were killed in Wadi al-Hujair, two people were killed in Toulain, and one person each was killed in Shrefa and Yitter, all of which are in southern Lebanon.
April 25, 2026 7:38:26 am First
Iran news live updates: Tehran says no direct talks planned with US
Iran News Live Updates: Soon after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Pakistan, his government made it clear that there will be no direct talks with US government representatives during the visit.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmael Baqai said on Twitter that “there are no plans to hold any meetings between Iran and the US.” Instead, Baqai said Pakistani officials would convey messages between the delegations.
Bakayi thanked the Pakistani government for its “ongoing mediation and good offices to end the aggressive war imposed by the US”.
The White House had said earlier Friday that its envoy would meet with Araghchi.
April 25, 2026 7:26:51 am First
Iran News Live Updates: US, Iran to hold talks in Pakistan
Iran News Live Updates: US President Donald Trump is sending his envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, to Pakistan to meet Iran’s foreign minister, the White House said, as officials in the South Asian country try to restart ceasefire talks between the US and Iran.
