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Trump will discuss the U.S. withdrawing from NATO with Secretary General Rutte today

White House spokeswoman: The plan presented by the Iranians was unacceptable and has been abandoned.

Iran FM Araghchi: The Iran–U.S. Ceasefire terms are clear and explicit: the U.S. must choose—ceasefire or continued war via Israel. It cannot have both

Netanyahu: The temporary ceasefire with Iran will not include Lebanon. Today, we have given Hezbollah the strongest blow they have suffered since the pagers

Netanyahu: The ceasefire agreement was reached "in full cooperation" with Israel, and we were not notified at the last minute.

Netanyahu: Enriched uranium will leave Iran through agreement or war

Air defense activity in Central Tehran

Iranian Presidency: Pezeshkian stressed to Sharif the need for regional and international powers to pressure the aggressors to prevent a recurrence of their aggression.

Iranian media: Air defenses activated in Tehran

Hungary offered to help Iran in September 2024 after Israel's pager attack, with Hungarian FM Szijjártó telling the Iranian FM that "if you need any further information. I am always at your service" and that Hungarian "services" are in touch with Iran

Iran’s IRGC warns that if attacks on Lebanon do not stop immediately, it will deliver a “regret-inducing response” to what it calls regional aggressors. The statement accuses Israel of launching new strikes in Beirut just hours after the ceasefire and also blames the U.S., warning both countries against further escalation

The Qatari Ministry of Defense announces that the State of Qatar was subjected to an attack by seven ballistic missiles and several drones from Iran today

Bahrain News Agency: Bahrain's airspace reopened after being closed due to developments in the region.

Trump: Numerous Agreements, Lists, and Letters are being sent out by people that have absolutely nothing to do with the U.S.A. / Iran Negotiation, in many cases, they are total Fraudsters, Charlatans, and WORSE. They will be rapidly exposed after our Federal Investigation is completed. There is only one group of meaningful “POINTS” that are acceptable to the United States, and we will be discussing them behind closed doors during these Negotiations. These are the POINTS that are the basis on which we agreed to a CEASEFIRE. It is something that is reasonable, and can easily be dispensed with. It’s very much like Fake News CNN last night, headlining a “source” that had no power or authority to write a Letter claiming great authority.

A White House official says that the 10-point peace plan that Iran publicly released on Wednesday differs from the plan that Trump said was a “workable basis on which to negotiate.” - NYT

Iran mulls over its options to withdraw from the ceasefire and to launch strikes against Israel in response to its attacks on Lebanon. According to this informed official, concurrent with the review of Iran's potential withdrawal from the ceasefire plan, "the armed forces of our country are in the process of identifying targets for responding to today's aggressions by the Israel against Lebanon"

Turkish President's Office: Erdogan told Trump by phone that no opportunity should be given to sabotage the ceasefire process.

Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense: Iranian aggression targeted several facilities belonging to the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, as well as power plants and water desalination plants.

Iran has told vessels attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz that it is still closed, and any ship that attempts to transit will be targeted and destroyed - Reuters

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt tells Axios that the ceasefire agreement does not cover Lebanon

Prime Minister of Pakistan: Violations of ceasefire have been reported at few places across the conflict zone which undermine the spirit of peace process. I earnestly and sincerely urge all parties to exercise restraint and respect the ceasefire for two weeks, as agreed upon, so that diplomacy can take a lead role towards peaceful settlement of the conflict

FT: Iran will demand that shipping companies pay tolls in cryptocurrency for oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz, as it seeks to retain control over passage through the key waterway during the two-week ceasefire

Parliamentary National Security Committee spokesman Ebrahim Rezaei: In response to the aggression against Lebanon, shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz must be halted immediately.

CJCS Gen Dan Caine says all three original US military objectives in Iran were achieved.US destroyed:• 80% of Iran’s air defense systems• 450 BM facilities, 801 drone facilities, 2000 c2 nodes• 90% of Iran’s regular navy• “half of the IRGC Navy small attack boats”

US Secretary of War: We carried out 800 airstrikes on Tuesday night, and an Iranian defensive industrial base was destroyed

Hegseth claims that Iran's missile program is "functionally destroyed"

US Secretary of Defense: We destroyed all Iranian warships and submarines and their air force.

US Defense Secretary: Trump chose "mercy" in dealing with Iran

Despite a U.S. fighter jet being brought down just days ago over Iran, U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth says Tehran does not have any sort of comprehensive air defense

"There will be no enrichment of Uranium," Trump writes in Truth Social post on Iran. The US "will, working with Iran, dig up and remove all" of the highly-enriched uranium buried by B-2 bomber strikes last June. Trump says the uranium has been "under very exacting Satellite Surveillance (Space Force.)" and that "Nothing has been touched from the date of attack."

Overnight, after the ceasefire was announced, the UAE's defense ministry claimed Iran still fired 17 missiles and 35 drones into its territory. Kuwaiti authorities said they intercepted 28 drones after the ceasefire announcement. Qatar also said it intercepted at least one missile. UAE air defenses engaged Iranian ballistic and cruise missiles and drones

Trump: A Country supplying Military Weapons to Iran will be immediately tariffed, on any and all goods sold to the United States of America, 50%, effective immediately. There will be no exclusions or exemptions!

President Trump told there may be a Joint US-Iran venture to charge tolls in Strait of Hormuz: “We’re thinking of doing it as a joint venture. It’s a way of securing it — also securing it from lots of other people.” “It’s a beautiful thing”

The Wall Street Journal reports that ships in the Strait of Hormuz have received warnings from the Iranian navy that they must obtain permission.

Spain’s Prime Minister, on the ceasefire, says Spain 'will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they turn up with a bucket.”

The UAE's air defenses are currently dealing with missile and drone attacks originating from Iran. The Ministry of Defense confirms that the sounds heard in various parts of the country are a result of the UAE's air defense systems engaging ballistic and cruise missiles and drones.

UAE Air defense systems are currently responding to a missile threat

Bahrain News Agency: Since the start of the brutal Iranian aggression, 194 missiles and 508 drones targeting Bahrain have been intercepted and destroyed.

The Japanese Prime Minister: I contacted the Iranian President and asked Iran to guarantee the safety of all ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

Qatar welcomes the ceasefire announcement between America and Iran

Several explosions were reported on Wednesday at a refinery on Lavan Island after a ceasefire took effect, Iran’s semi-official Mehr news agency said. The cause of the explosions was not immediately clear, the report said

A Lebanese government source told Al Jazeera: We have not even been informed that Lebanon is included in the ceasefire between Tehran and Washington.

Israeli army: Following directives from the political echelon, the Israeli army has ceased fire in the conflict with Iran but remains on high defensive alert and ready to respond to any breach. In Lebanon, the Israeli army continues its ground operations against the Hezbollah terrorist group. During the night, the Israeli army launched extensive airstrikes.

UAE: The fall of debris on the Habshan gas complex in Abu Dhabi caused a fire and injuries to three injuries

Israeli main opposition leader Yair Lapid: There has never been such a political disaster in all of our history. Israel wasn’t even at the table when decisions were made about the core of our national security. Netanyahu failed politically, failed strategically, and did not meet a single goal he set himself. It will take years to repair the political and strategic damage caused by arrogance, negligence, and a lack of planning

Chinese Foreign Ministry: We will continue to play a constructive role in restoring peace and stability in the Gulf and the Middle East.

The leader of the Democratic Party in Israel: We have suffered one of the worst strategic failures ever.

British minister: The Prime Minister is heading to the Middle East today to meet with allies and support a ceasefire in Iran.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump calls Wednesday a “big day for World Peace!”, following tonight’s announced two-week ceasefire agreement with Iran. Trump states that the United States will assist with the buildup of ships in the Strait of Hormuz and that reconstruction can begin in Iran. The President adds that, “We'll be loading up with supplies of all kinds, and just ‘hangin' around’ in order to make sure that everything goes well. I feel confident that it will. Just like we are experiencing in the U.S., this could be the Golden Age of the Middle East!!!”

Kuwaiti Army: Air defenses are currently intercepting missile and drone attacks

Emergency forces are responding to reports of cluster munition impacts in several scenes across central Israel

The latest Iranian ballistic missile fired at southern Israel was intercepted, according to the Israeli army. There are no immediate reports of injuries

Trump reposts Araghchi's statement

U.S. official to Axios: The ceasefire will begin this evening (U.S. time), but we assess that it will take time for the orders to reach field-level units in the Revolutionary Guards

Yedioth Ahronoth, citing Israeli sources: The ceasefire announced by Trump also includes Lebanon.

UAE Air defense systems are currently responding to a missile threat

Iranian Foreign Minister: Passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be permitted.

Further details regarding the ceasefire will be announced soon from Pakistan.

Israel says it detected missile launch from Yemen

Iran said it would halt its attacks if attacks against it stop and that safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz would be possible for two weeks in coordination with Iranian armed forces, according to a statement by Foreign Minister Araqchi on Wednesday

Aragchi: Statement on behalf of the Supreme National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran

A first round of negotiations between the United States and Iran on an agreement to end the war is planned to take place in Islamabad on Friday, according to two sources familiar with the matter

Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei approved Pakistan’s 2-week ceasefire proposal, after intense diplomacy and last-minute pressure from China. Source: NYT

CNN, citing a White House official: Israel has also agreed to a temporary ceasefire.

Trump says he will suspend strikes on Iran for two weeks following talks with Pakistan’s leadership, contingent on Iran agreeing to immediately reopen the Strait of Hormuz, adding a ceasefire deal is close

Airstrikes target Mahabad region in northwestern Iran

Iran’s ambassador to Pakistan says the next phase should replace harsh rhetoric with respect

A bridge on the Kharrazi highway in the Garmdarreh area of Alborz province in western Tehran was hit by an airstrike

The Amir Kabir petrochemical plant in Mahshahr was attacked according to Iranian media outlets

Iran's largest aluminum plant, the Iranian Aluminium Company (IRALCO) in Arak, has been bombed in an airstrike.

UAE Air defense systems are currently responding to a missile threat

Iranian report from a few minutes ago about a massive explosion in Arak

Explosions were heard in Doha, sirens sounded in Bahrain, and the UAE said its air defenses were responding to a missile threat, as Donald Trump’s deadline for Iran looms

Heavy airstrikes on Urmia in northwestern Iran

Heavy airstrikes hit several areas in Tehran

A senior Gulf official says allies are completely in the dark on Trump’s plans.“We have no idea what Trump is thinking.” Source: Politico

Sirens are sounding in Bahrain, booms are being heard in Doha and UAE's air defense systems are currently responding to a missile threat - Reuters wire

The UAE Ministry of Defense: UAE air defenses are currently dealing with missile and drone attacks coming from Iran.

Activating air defenses in Tehran

Violent aerial strikes targets Kish Island in Iran

Israel believes a ceasefire is premature and expects military operations to continue for at least another month, according to Politico

The Israeli Defense Forces have taken responsibility for the strike, which they said targeted a top commander from Khatam al-Anbiya, Iran's military emergency command. “The Israeli army regrets the collateral damage to the synagogue.”

Kuwait’s Interior Ministry is urging residents to stay indoors from midnight tonight until 6 a.m. Wednesday local time, citing the measure as a precaution

The Pentagon has prepared options for Trump that include targets used for both military and civilian purposes.

Activating air defenses in the capital, Tehran

Russia, China veto UN resolution on reopening Strait of Hormuz

Iranian media: Air defenses activated over Tehran

2 missiles were fired towards Israel, one exploded in the air

Launches from Iran to the center of Israel

Canadian Prime Minister Carney: We expect all parties to the Iranian conflict to respect international law and not target civilian infrastructure.

Israeli Chief of Staff Zamir: We are approaching a strategic crossroads in the war against Iran

In a call with Bret Baier, Trump says 8 PM deadline today could change if negotiations move forward, but sticking to deadline for now

Iran has stopped cease-fire negotiations with the U.S., telling Pakistan it will no longer participate in talks. Source: NYT

Wall Street Journal: Iran cuts off direct diplomatic contact with the United States

U.S. State Department: Directives for all Americans in Bahrain to shelter in their places

The Tabriz-Mianeh railway line was bombed a few minutes ago.

Israeli army announces that it has attacked eight bridges in Iran today

Netanyahu: Today, we attacked the railways and bridges used by the Revolutionary Guards

The Pakistani army warns that Iran's continued hostile attacks on Saudi Arabia will close the door to mediation.

Netanyahu: We destroyed dozens of aircraft and helicopters at an Iranian airbase