Iran-US war news LIVE: Iran calls on people to form ‘human chains’ to shield power plants after Trump’s threat

Iran-US war news LIVE: Oil prices saw a surge and US markets saw a dip on Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s deadline announcement for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz approached. Brent rose 1.4% to trade near $111 a barrel after swinging between gains and losses. Besides, US stock-index futures fell 0.5%. Asian shares trimmed earlier advances to rise 0.4%, led by technology stocks, Bloomberg reported.

Iran-US war news LIVE: Saudi air defences reportedly intercepted and destroyed seven ballistic missiles launched toward the country’s east, debris of which fell near power facilities, the defence ministry’s spokesperson said.

Iran-US war news LIVE: Donald Trump’s latest threats on Iran’s bridges and power plants have triggered war crime concerns. However, the US President is “not at all” concerned about them, as he again threatened to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants if Tehran does not meet his Tuesday 8 p.m. ET deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

He reportedly dismissed that his threatened attacks on Iran’s infrastructure would be war crimes. “I hope I don’t have to do it,” Trump added, according to an AP report.

Iran-US war news LIVE: After US President Donald Trump’s fresh threats on Iran’s power plants, the country’s deputy sports minister, Alireza Rahimi called on artists and athletes to form human chains at power plants across the country on Tuesday.

“We will stand hand in hand to say: Attacking public infrastructure is a war crime,” Rahimi said on X, according to a Reuters report.

Iran-US war news LIVE: US President Donald Trump has heaped praise on the “daring” rescue of two crew members from Iran after an F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down amid the ongoing war.

“I ordered the American armed forces to do whatever was necessary to bring our brave warriors back home,” adding that 21 US military aircraft were deployed as part of that mission. He called the rescue op “one of the most daring search-and-rescue (CSAR) operations in US history”.

Iran-US war news LIVE: A synagoge was flattened in central Tehran on Tuesday after US-Israeli strikes, news agency Reuters reported, citing Mehr news agency. A synagogue is an establishment where the Jewish community congregates to pray or worship.

Iran-US war news LIVE: Donald Trump stated on Monday that entire Iran could be “taken out” in one night as he stated his deadline for Iran on the reopening of Strait of Hormuz. 8pm ET is Iran’s “final deadline”, the President told reporters after he told Iran in an expletive-ridden post to “open the f-ing strait” or witness “hell rain down”.

Iran-US war news LIVE: New Zealand thinks that no more military action is needed in the ongoing war and has called Donald Trump’s fresh threats against Iran “unhelpful”. “Unhelpful because more military action is not necessary,” prime minister Christopher Luxon reportedly said on Tuesday.

“I think the bottom line is that the focus needs to be on not seeing this conflict expand any further,” he said.

“We got threats from the president over the weekend. Any of those actions including bombing bridges and reservoirs and civilian infrastructure would be unacceptable as well,” Luxon added.

Iran-US war news LIVE: S President Donald Trump has given an ultimatum to Iran to make a deal before 8pm ET, Tuesday, or there’ll be “no bridges, no power plants”.

“This is a critical period… They asked for an extension of seven days; I gave them 10 days… They have till tomorrow. Now we will see what happens… A lot of people are affected by this. We are giving them until tomorrow, 8 o’clock, Eastern Time. After that, they are going to have no bridges. They are going to have no power plants. Stone ages,” Trump said during an address at the White House.

Iran-US war news LIVE: Philippines are currently witnessing the highest inflation in two years as the ongoing war between the US and Iran is impacting energy supply and pushing up fuel rates. According to Bloomberg report, consumer prices accelerated 4.1% last month from a year ago. Besides, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has said inflation would likely breach the 4% ceiling of its target range this year.

Iran-US war news LIVE: Two LNG carriers have reportedly aborted plans to exit the strained Strait of Hormuz and are now headed in the direction of Qatar. While Al Daayen switched its destination to the emirate’s Ras Laffan, Rasheeda also said it was waiting for orders to sail in the same direction, Bloomberg reported.

Both ships had earlier said they were headed to Pakistan. Transit through Hormuz would be a shot in the arm for Qatar, even as the country’s Ras Laffan export plant has been shut for more than a month due to Iranian attacks.

Iran-US war news LIVE: While US President Donald Trump hailed the “daring” search and rescue of crew members of an F-15E that went down over Iran, Tehran claimed that the operation was a ploy to “steal enriched uranium” from the Islamic republic.

“The area where the American pilot was claimed to be present in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province is a long way from the area where they attempted to land or wanted to land their forces in central Iran,” Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei was quoted as saying by AFP. Read full story here.

Iran-US war news LIVE: A pilot was rescued by the US forces after the F-15E Strike Eagle went down deep inside Iran. The weapons systems officer, who was the other aviator aboard the jet, was rescued two days later. The operation reportedly relied on dozens of aircraft, hundreds of personnel, secret CIA technology and a dose of subterfuge after location of the pilot was identified.

Iran-US war news LIVE: Iran is reportedly defiant despite Trump’s big warnings and a deadline of 8pm GMT on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. According to a Bloomberg report, Iran has rejected the ceasefire proposal and has delivered the same through mediator Pakistan.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei acknowledged the exchange of messages with the US, but reiterated Tehran is seeking a definitive end to the war instead of a mere pause, the report said.

Iran-US war news LIVE: Explosions were reported in Tehran, according to Iranian media reports. Separately, some reports said that the city’s residential areas were attacked and that rescuers were searching through rubble.

Inputs from AFP, Reuters.

Iran-US war news LIVE: US President Donald Trump has vowed that entire Iran could be “taken out” in one night if a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is not reached before his self-imposed deadline of 8 pm GMT, Tuesday. “Every bridge in Iran will be decimated, by 12 o’clock tomorrow night,” Trump said. “Every power plant in Iran will be out of business, burning, exploding and never to be used again,” he added, noting that “it’ll happen over a period of four hours, if we wanted to. We don’t want that to happen.”

Iran-US war news LIVE: Iran has reportedly freed a Japanese national held since January, making it the second such development after another Japanese national was freed by Iran.

“The ambassador in Iran directly met that person after release and confirmed they were in good health,” Japanese government spokesman Minoru Kihara said, according to an AFP report.

The Japanese national who was freed was believed to be the Tehran bureau chief of broadcaster NHK.

Iran-US war news LIVE: Less than 24 hours are now remaining before US President Donald Trump’s deadline on Iran on reopening the Strait of Hormuz ends. “Every bridge in Iran will be decimated, by 12 o’clock tomorrow night,” Trump said, further issuing to threats to Iran’s power plants. He has said that the attacks would be carried out over four hours and it was highly unlikely that the deadline would move.