Live Updates: Trump announces ceasefire with Iran as Tehran launches missile barrage towards Israel, Gulf states
Iranians form human chains around energy infrastructure • Mojtaba Khamenei reportedly unconscious in Qom
Ballistic missiles launched from Iran, as seen over Jerusalem, during the war with Iran and ongoing missile fire toward Israel, April 7, 2026.(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)
Trump announces 'double-sided ceasefire' between US, Iran following Pakistani proposal
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged both the Iranian leadership and Trump to implement a two-week ceasefire “to allow diplomacy to achieve conclusive termination of war."
ByGOLDIE KATZ, ARIELLA ROITMANUS President Donald Trump holds a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 6, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/Evan Vucci)Go to the full article > >
Iran launches missile barrage towards Israel, Gulf states
Trump aware of Pakistani proposal and will respond, White House says
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Pakistan PM requests Trump make two-week extension to Iran deadline
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Kuwait, Bahrain push preemptive measures, close bridges as Iran threatens transport infrastructure
The main route linking Bahrain and Saudi Arabia was closed, while Kuwait ordered citizens nationwide to stay near protected areas from midnight till 6 a.m.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFSmoke rises in the sky after blasts were heard in Manama, Bahrain, February 28, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/STRINGER)Go to the full article > >Operation Roaring Lion: What you need to know
Israel and the US launched Operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury on February 28, with the stated aim of creating conditions for regime change
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed by an Israeli strike on a Tehran bunker, Iran’s defense minister and several IRGC generals were also killed in the largest-ever aerial attack by the IAF
Iran retaliated by firing across the Middle East at Gulf nations and US military bases in the region
Eleven IDF soldiers and 23 civilians have been killed, and at least 6,951more injured in ballistic missile attacks across Israel since February 28 • Eleven US soldiers killed
