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US Iran war LIVE Updates: Trump this week extended a ceasefire to give the Iranian leadership more time to come up with a “unified proposal” on ending the war, while maintaining an American blockade of Iranian ports.
US Iran war LIVE Updates: US President Donald Trump speaks during a healthcare affordability event in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, April 23, 2026. Trump says Regeneron will invest $27 billion on pharma manufacturing in the US. Photographer: Will Oliver/EPA/Bloomberg(Bloomberg)US Iran war LIVE Updates: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he has ordered the military to “shoot and kill” small Iranian boats deploying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, a move announced after Iran demonstrated its ability to disrupt shipping in the vital channel.
US Iran war LIVE: What happened in the last few hours?
- Trump said, “I have ordered the United States Navy to shoot and kill any boat, small boats though they may be ... putting mines in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump posted, adding that U.S. minesweepers "are clearing the Strait right now.” “I am hereby ordering that activity to continue, but at a tripled up level!” he added.
- A member of Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, Mahmoud Nabavian, has said that the negotiation talks held with the US in Pakistan was a mistake. Nabavian posted a snippet of his interview to SNN TV, where he noted that discussing its nuclear issue in Pakistan was a ‘strategic mistake’. In a post on X, he said, “Putting the nuclear issue on the negotiation table in Pakistan was a strategic mistake.”
- The price of Brent crude for June delivery climbed 3.1% to settle at $105.07 per barrel and briefly surpassed $107. That spike coincided with a sharp drop in stocks, with the S&P 500 falling as much as 1.3% before quickly recovering about half of its losses, AP reported.
- Meanwhile, the more actively traded July contract for Brent crude settled at $99.35 per barrel after earlier rising to as high as $101.
- A U.S. Special Forces soldier involved in the mission to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been charged with using classified information from the operation to earn over $400,000 through online betting, federal authorities said Thursday, AP reported.
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Key Events
24 Apr 2026, 08:46 AM IST
24 Apr 2026, 08:50:08 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar calls on Lebanon to work with Israel to disarm Hezbollah
"We don't have any serious disagreements with Lebanon. There are a few minor border disputes that can be solved," Saar said during Independence Day remarks to Israel's ambassadors and diplomatic corps. He described the neighboring country as a "failed state."
"The obstacle to peace and normalization between the countries is one: Hezbollah," he said, adding that Lebanon could have "a future of sovereignty, independence and freedom from the Iranian occupation."
24 Apr 2026, 08:48:09 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Trump says Lebanon and Israel agree to extend Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire by 3 weeks
US President Donald Trump said Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group by three weeks after talks at the White House on Thursday.
Trump said the meeting between the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors to the United States, the second in the past week, went "very well," but during an Oval Office gathering he acknowledged that "they do have Hezbollah to think about." The Iranian-backed group has opposed the talks, and since the initial ceasefire went into effect last Friday, there have been multiple violations by both sides.
24 Apr 2026, 08:47:34 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: US soldier charged with using classified intel to win USD 400K Polymarket bet on Maduro raid
A US special forces soldier involved in the military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been charged with using classified information about the mission to win more than USD 400,000 in an online betting market, federal officials announced Thursday, AP reported.
24 Apr 2026, 08:46:19 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE Updates: Trump orders to ‘shoot and kill’ Iranian boats putting mines in waters of Strait of Hormuz
US President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. military to "shoot and kill" Iranian small boats choking the Strait of Hormuz.
In a social media post, Trump also said that the US has total control over the Strait of Hormuz, and no ship can enter or leave without its approval. "It is "Sealed up Tight," until such time as Iran is able to make a DEAL," he said.
His comments came a day after the Revolutionary Guards intercepted and transferred two vessels to Iranian territorial waters for inspection of their cargo, documents, and related records.
"I have ordered the United States Navy to shoot and kill any boat, small boats though they may be... that is putting mines in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz. There is to be no hesitation," he said.
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