Follow real-time developments as the US-Israel war with Iran intensifies through a major maritime escalation, with Washington enforcing a blockade on Iranian ports while diplomatic efforts continue in parallel.

Tensions remain high as the US pushes fresh Iran talks while Israel and Lebanon open rare direct dialogue amid ongoing strikes. Disputes over Iran’s nuclear programme, uncertainty around the Hormuz blockade,

US President Donald Trump has delineated that the negotiations between US and Iran could soon resume “over the next two days." He further confirmed that the venue is going to be the same as before, Pakistan.

Vice President JD Vance is expected to lead a potential second round of negotiations with Iranian officials should a meeting happen before the ceasefire expires next week, sources told CNN. Follow for live news updates.

President Trump has moved to block vessels linked to Iran from leaving the region after the country closed the Strait of Hormuz.

Mossad Director Dadi Barnea reportedly said Israel's campaign against Iran will end only once the extremist regime in Tehran has been replaced.

The incoming director of Israel’s Mossad spy agency believed a war with Iran could trigger the swift collapse of the regime, according to three Israeli sources familiar with internal consultations – an assessment that has failed to materialize after more than 40 days of fighting.

The U.S. military claimed Tuesday that it has successfully begun to enforce a blockade of Iranian ports, as the standoff between the U.S. and Iran deepens. Tehran threatened to strike targets across the region,

As tensions rise in Jerusalem and across the region, Pope Leo and Cardinal Robert W. McElroy caution that the Israel–Iran–US conflict is a moral turning point, not merely a geopolitical battle.