US-Iran News LIVE: Trump has abandoned a proposed military operation to seize Iran’s enriched uranium from its atomic sites. The operation would have required weeks of sustained presence in a conflict zone and risked becoming what Trump termed a “Jimmy Carter” moment. The rejection signals restraint as nuclear negotiations proceed.
The UN nuclear watchdog sent a report to member states on Thursday repeating calls for Iran to account for its enriched uranium following the bombing of its atomic sites a year ago. “Iran must urgently inform the agency of the fate of its enriched uranium” and permit comprehensive inspections, the IAEA signalled.
Trump also attacked a House vote to limit his war powers on Thursday, saying it came during his “final negotiations” to end the war with Iran.
Ceasefire unravels as fighting intensifies
An American-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon fractured almost immediately. Within hours of announcement, Israel launched intense strikes on southern Lebanon. Hezbollah’s leader, excluded from talks, rejected the deal and his forces fired rockets at Israeli targets.
The health ministry in Lebanon reports more than 3,300 deaths and over one million displaced since March. Yet the ceasefire agreement’s asymmetry may explain its rapid collapse: Hezbollah faces demands for unilateral ceasefire whilst Israel faces no requirement to withdraw its forces from Lebanese territory.
Iran’s Quds Force commander demanded Israel withdraw to pre-conflict positions. Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned officials that actions causing public frustration would serve adversaries’ interests.
Broader negotiations to end the US-Iranian war remain stalled over Lebanon’s status. Iran insists on terms antithetical to Netanyahu’s objective of completely disarming Hezbollah. The temporary ceasefire reflects the incompatibility between Iranian and Israeli positions.
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US-Iran News LIVE: Araghchi says Mojtaba Khamenei Fully in Control of Iran
US-Iran News LIVE: Abbas Araghchi dismissed comments by President Donald Trump about meeting Mojtaba Khamenei, saying the issue should be viewed “realistically.”
Araghchi said security concerns have limited Khamenei’s public appearances but stressed that communication with him remains continuous.
He described Mojtaba Khamenei as the leader of the Islamic Republic, saying he plays a central role in governing the country and has full control over state affairs. Araghchi added that the same loyalty once shown to the late leader is now directed toward Khamenei.
US-Iran News LIVE: Iran says was ready to make northern Israel ‘hell’ if Lebanon attacked
US-Iran News LIVE: Mohsen Rezaei, an adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, said Iran’s missiles were ready to turn northern Israel into “hell” if enemy forces moved toward Beirut’s southern suburbs.
Speaking on Iran’s state TV, Rezaei also warned the UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait that Tehran would not leave them alone after the war if they continued their current approach.
US-Iran News LIVE: Qatar, France discuss ways to ease tensions amid Iran-US mediation
US-Iran News LIVE: Qatar’s foreign minister discussed efforts to reduce tensions across the Middle East in a phone call with his French counterpart, as diplomatic efforts continue to prevent further regional escalation.
According to Qatar’s Foreign Ministry, the two officials reviewed ongoing attempts to de-escalate tensions through diplomatic channels, including mediation efforts between the United States and Iran.
US-Iran News LIVE: Trump says Hezbollah sought halt to fighting
US-Iran News LIVE: Trump said Thursday that Hezbollah had approached the United States seeking an end to the fighting in Lebanon, despite a statement from the group rejecting the terms of a proposed ceasefire.
“Hezbollah called us and said, ‘How about stopping?’” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
He described the situation in Lebanon as interconnected with developments involving Iran and said he hoped the country could finally see peace after years of conflict.
“It would be really nice if Lebanon could have some peace,” he said. “Lebanon’s been under attack for so many years.”
About the Author
Sayantani Biswas is an assistant editor at Livemint with seven years of experience covering geopolitics, foreign policy, international relations and global power dynamics. She reports on Indian and international politics, including elections worldwide, and specialises in historically grounded analysis of contemporary conflicts and state decisions. She joined Mint in 2021, after covering politics at publications including The Telegraph. <br>
She holds an MPhil in Comparative Literature from Jadavpur University (2019), with a specialisation in postcolonial Latin American literature. Her research examined economic nationalism through Eduardo Galeano’s Open Veins of Latin America. She also writes on political language, cultural memory and the long shadows of conflict. <br>
Biswas grew up in Durgapur, an industrial town in West Bengal shaped by migration, which drew families from across India to the Durgapur Steel Plant. As the only child in a joint family, she spent years listening—almost obsessively—to her grandparents’ testimonies of struggle, fear and loss as they fled Bangladesh during the Partition of 1947. This formative exposure to lived historical memory later converged with her training in Comparative Literature, equipping her to analyse socio-economic structures and their reverberations. <br>
Outside the newsroom, she gravitates towards cultural history and critical theory, returning often to texts such as Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed. As a journalist, she is committed to accuracy, intellectual rigour and fairness, and believes political reporting demands not only clarity and speed, but historical depth, contextual precision, and a disciplined resistance to spectacle.
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