Live Updates: Iran says no talks planned with US as American envoys to head to Pakistan
US will not renew Iranian, Russian oil waivers, Bessent tells AP • War justified by Iran’s 'aggression', says top US lawyer • 'Historic peace' underway with Lebanon, says Netanyahu
Commuters wait at a traffic signal beside a digital screen in Islamabad on April 24, 2026.(photo credit: Farooq NAEEM / AFP via Getty Images)
CENTCOM releases photo of US Navy ship enforcing blockade against Iranian vessel
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFGuided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) enforces the US blockade on Iranian ports against an Iranian-flagged ship attempting to sail to a port in Iran, April 24, 2026.(photo credit: X/CENTCOM)
US will not renew Iranian, Russian oil waivers, Treasury Secretary tells Associated Press
According to the Associated Press, the waivers were originally issued to ease the strain on global energy markets caused by the Russia-Ukraine war and the US-Iran war.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFUS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent looks on as he speaks to the media after two days of meetings with a Chinese delegation, in Paris, France March 16, 2026(photo credit: REUTERS/Abdul Saboor)Go to the full article > >
American flags raised in Metula to protest US influence amid anger over ceasefire extension
Hezbollah has violated the terms of the ceasefire on multiple occasions by firing rockets toward Israeli border communities, according to official Israeli reports.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFIsraelis look at the border with Lebanon from a position in the northern village of Metula, near the border with Lebanon on March 5, 2026. (photo credit: Amir Levy/Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
No meeting planned with US, Iran will talk to Pakistan, Iran's Foreign Ministry says
US legal adviser says Iran war justified by Tehran's 'aggression' over decades
State Department Legal Adviser Reed Rubinstein made the arguments in a statement released days before a deadline for Trump to obtain congressional approval for the war with Iran.
ByREUTERSAnti-war demonstrators attempt to remove a pro-Trump counter-protester during a "No War on Iran" rally outside of City Hall in Seattle, Washington, US, April 7, 2026. (photo credit: David Ryder/Reuters)Go to the full article > >
Child wounded in Bnei Brak missile strike dies after weeks in ICU
"Nesiah Karadi, may her memory be a blessing, returned her pure soul to its creator after being fatally wounded by a cluster missile on the eve of last Passover,” announced the city of Bnei Brak.
ByHODIA RANNesiah Karadi, an 11-year-old girl from Bnei Brak, was declared dead following a three-week battle in the ICU after being struck by an Iranian missile, April 24, 2026(photo credit: SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT)Go to the full article > >
Kushner, Witkoff to head to Islamabad for direct talks following initial Iranian refusal
Notably, US President Donald Trump is sending special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Islamabad, Pakistan, to participate in talks with Araghchi, two US officials told CNN.
ByCORINNE BAUMIran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi speaks at a weekly news conference in Tehran, Iran, on March 16, 2026. (photo credit: Shadati/Xinhua via Getty Images)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
Twelve IDF soldiers and 23 civilians have been killed, and at least 7,693 more injured in ballistic missile attacks across Israel since February 28 • 13 US soldiers killed, CENTCOM says
A ceasefire deal was announced on April 7 and went into effect on April 8.
